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Save Our Salamanders

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Almost a year ago, Defenders of Wildlife called upon the Department of the Interior to take immediate action to prevent the introduction of the Bsal fungus to the United States following the publication of a scientific paper that predicted the devastating impacts of Bsal on infected salamander populations. Despite the urgency of this situation the Administration has still not taken action.

Unless the Interior Department halts unregulated imports of salamanders from other countries soon, our salamanders will face a deadly scourge.

Please urge Secretary Jewell to take immediate action.

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As an advocate for Defenders of Wildlife and someone who cares deeply about salamanders, I am writing to request that the Department of Interior (DOI) take immediate regulatory action in regards to the pending threat of the Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) fungus. Almost a year ago, scientific and conservation organizations, such as Defenders of Wildlife, called upon the DOI to take immediate action to prevent the introduction of this fungus into the United States following the publication of a scientific paper that predicted the devastating impacts of Bsal on infected salamander populations. Despite the urgency of this situation the Administration has still not taken action.

The United States is home to almost one-third of the world's salamander species. The potential consequences of the Bsal fungus entering the United States are enormous. There are already 20 species of salamanders listed under the Endangered Species Act and many more could be placed in jeopardy by the introduction of the Bsal fungus. I join the call for an immediate moratorium on salamander imports until a disease screening process can be developed and implemented to ensure that only salamanders free of the Bsal fungus are allowed to be imported.

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