The salamanders are imminently threatened by plans to raise the height of Northern California’s Shasta Dam, which would result in extensive flooding of their habitat.
https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2018/shasta-salamander-11-29-2018.php
When my video went viral, I found that communicating to non-scientists is uncomfortable — and effective, says Christine Figgener.
The giant genomes of these struggling amphibians tell a story of outsider invasions, assault by disease and cross-species sex. A geneticist explains.
https://www.knowablemagazine.org/article/living-world/2018/salamanders-dangerous-liaisons
In San Diego's South Bay, green sea turtles survive. One sickly green sea turtle was taken from there to Sea World to assess what was wrong with it. Other than a mangled flipper and a missing tail that were old wounds, four bullets were also found.
https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2018/nov/19/green-turtles-hang/
