Siskiyou Mountains, Scott Bar salamanders do not warrant Endangered Species Act protection - Service concludes species not threatened by habitat loss

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that two species of salamander, the Siskiyou Mountains and Scott Bar salamanders, do not warrant Federal protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). It was determined that neither salamander is threatened by habitat loss or other substantial threats in any portion of their ranges. The Service made the determination in response to a January 19, 2007, court order.

Both species are endemic to the Klamath-Siskiyou Mountains of southern Oregon and northern California.