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Reptiles Magazine The Shasta salamander is comprised of three distinct species: Samwel salamander, Shasta salamander, and Wintu salamander. May 6, 2021 The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has denied protections for the Samwel salamander ( Hydromantes samweli), Shasta salamander, ( H. shastae), and Wintu salamander ( H. wintu), though it is asking for the public to submit any information that may be relevant to the status of these salamanders or their habitats. “We conclude that habitat loss or disturbance from various threats (e.g., vegetation management activities, wildfire, climatic changes) within the range of the Samwel, Shasta, and Wintu salamanders have likely impacted individuals of each species,” the USFWS said in a statement denying protections of the amphibians. “However, the magnitude and extent of these ....
Published: Tuesday, May 4, 2021 Shasta salamander. Photo credit: John P Clare/Flickr The Fish and Wildlife Service has denied federal protections to three salamander species, including the Shasta salamander, that environmentalists fear could be endangered by a California dam project. John P Clare/Flickr The Fish and Wildlife Service said today it will deny federal protections to three salamander species that environmentalists fear could be put in danger by a proposed California dam project. Pressed by a lawsuit to make a decision, the federal agency concluded the Shasta salamander, Samwel Shasta salamander and Wintu Shasta salamander don t need to be listed under the Endangered Species Act even if plans proceed to expand the Shasta Dam by raising it. ....