With its wide mouth charmingly outlined in yellow, the California tiger salamander always looks like it's smiling. But this beautiful amphibian is a discriminating species that can only thrive in ...

The California tiger salamander is back in the news, two years after Julie MacDonald, a former Interior Department deputy assistant secretary, resigned amid allegations of unethical and illegal ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) – Thirteen years after designation as a threatened species, the central California tiger salamander finally has a required recovery plan. The plan is due to a settlement ...

SACRAMENTO — State wildlife officials today ruled that the California tiger salamander deserves protection as a threatened species, subjecting landowners to more scrutiny if they want to build ...

The cost of protecting the California tiger salamander and four plant species from development in the heart of Sonoma County is estimated at $400 million, according to members of a coalition ...

As if it isn't enough that the California tiger salamander and other amphibian pond-dwellers are forced to fight for survival against overdevelopment and pollution in the state, along comes a ...

In a state where paying the bills and getting through the recession takes priority, the fate of the California tiger salamander may be the last thing on people’s worried minds. However, this ...

Ambystoma californiense, the California tiger salamander, has found success where die-hard environmentalists have failed: The lowly reptile has single-handedly slowed down Sonoma County's ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - The Center for Biological Diversity claims the Secretary of the Interior failed to protect "imperiled" California tiger salamanders more than a decade after the amphibian was ...

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See About archive blog posts. State wildlife officials Wednesday ruled that the California tiger salamander deserves protection as a threatened species, subjecting landowners to more scrutiny if ...

With its wide mouth charmingly outlined in yellow, the California tiger salamander always looks like it's smiling. But this beautiful amphibian is a discriminating species that can only thrive in ...