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Tiny Imperiled Salamander on Brink of Extinction Bred in Captivity for First Time
http://www.newsweek.com/imperiled-salamander-brink-extinction-bred-captivity-first-time-1677139
An "imperiled" salamander on the brink of extinction has been bred in captivity for the first time ever.
Atlanta-based conservation organization, the Amphibian Foundation, has been working to breed the frosted flatwood salamander for nearly a decade after co-founder, Mark Mandica, realized there was an urgent need to save the species.