Survival of the Slimy: Protecting Our Salamanders from the Invasive Disease Bsal

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Description

Salamanders are one of the most important organisms that call New York home, playing significant roles in the food web, nutrient cycling, and more. Unfortunately, American salamanders face a new threat – Bsal (Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans). Bsal is a fungal disease that has had extraordinary impacts on salamanders and Europe and if it arrived in North America would have as large of an impact on our ecosystems as the chestnut blight or white nose syndrome. Learn how Bsal could affect our salamander populations, why this matters, and tools and strategies we can use to protect our salamanders and prevent Bsal’s introduction to North America.

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Online. To register: https://hws.zoom.us/j/93034689...