Peer Review Plan: Listing Salamanders as Injurious Due to Risk of Salamander Chytrid Fungus (Second Interim Rule)

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service, we) is evaluating the Order Caudata to determine which additional salamander genera should be listed as injurious under the “Lacey Act” (18 U.S.C. 42) to prevent the risk of introduction into the United States of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal), a fungus that causes fatal infections in European and native salamanders.

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Sep 12, 2023

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In progress

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A man is fishing in a boat with three young girls. The kids are excitedly pulling a fish out of the water.

Fish and Aquatic Conservation

Healthy fisheries and waters are the foundation of America’s outdoor traditions and give us the freedom to fish, boat, and enjoy the benefits of outdoor recreation. The Fish and Aquatic Conservation programs work with states, tribes, and communities to provide a comprehensive approach to freshwater...

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Falls Church,VA

Injurious Wildlife Listings - Keeping Risky Wildlife Species Out of the United States

Preventing the introduction of new harmful species is the only way to fully avoid impacts of injurious species on local, regional, and national economies and infrastructure, and on the natural resources of the United States.

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Aquatic Invasive Species

Aquatic invasive species cause tremendous harm to our environment, our economy, and our health. They can drive out and eat native plants and wildlife, spread diseases, and damage infrastructure. We work to protect our waterways and the communities that depend on them from the threat of invasive...

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Invasive species