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The Ensatina salamander, a lungless species common along the U.S. West Coast, is one of hundreds of species of salamanders endemic to North America threatened by an emerging infectious pathogen.

National
Science

Scientists Urge Ban On Salamander Imports To U.S. To Keep Fungus At Bay

3:12pm July 30, 2015

by Jessie Rack

The chytrid fungus has wiped out populations of amphibians around the world. A type of the fungus infects only salamanders, and researchers have identified vulnerable areas in North America.

This October 2008 photo, provided by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, shows a brown bat with white nose fungus in New York.

National
Environment

Federal Government Protects Bat, Angers Industry

9:04pm April 11, 2015

by Jackie Northam

The northern long-eared bat has been designated as a threatened species, triggering new regulations to protect it. But oil and gas and agriculture organizations say those new rules will hurt them.

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