Cascade torrent salamanger photo by Steve Wagner.
PORTLAND, Ore.—(ENEWSPF)–Septmeber 17, 2015. In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that two increasingly rare salamanders in Oregon and Washington may qualify for Endangered Species Act protection. The Center first petitionedfor these species — the Cascade torrent salamander and Columbia torrent salamander — in July 2012 because habitat loss, related primarily to logging and roads…
