ALERT: Final Salamander Rule

Jan 8, 2025

In January 2016, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) published an interim rule listing 201 species (20 genera) of salamanders as injurious under the Lacey Act. FWS has now finalized that rule and written an interim rule that adds 16 genera (about 164 species),...
Animal Shipping Guidelines: Cold, Hot, and In Between

Animal Shipping Guidelines: Cold, Hot, and In Between

Jan 5, 2025

A related article titled “Shipping Live Herps Responsibly and Ethically” can be read at https://usark.org/blog-ship1/. Shipping live animals, such as reptiles, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates, can pose challenges at any time of year. We often hear...