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Recovering America’s Wildlife Act | Daniel Schwab | Wyoming | Environmental Conservation
a Recovering America’s Wildlife Act by Daniel Schwab | Nov 10, 2022 | Daniel Schwab, Environmental Conservation, Wyoming
Biologist Michelle Herman is currently working with hellbenders, a rare, giant salamander. By swabbing the animal, she is looking for invasive fungus that can be found in a tributary of the Susquehanna River in New York.
Hellbender numbers have declined greatly and Herman is part of a small group of biologists, state wildlife technicians, and volunteers who support the hellbender in this area.
According to Herman, amphibians are facing extinction due to habitat destruction from climate change. Hellbenders live under large rocks in clean, fast-moving streams where they feed on crayfish. Conservation resources are scarce for less known species as federal https://danielschwabwyoming.com/recovering-americas-wildlife-act/
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