A new legal battle has begun over the survival of one of Florida’s most vulnerable amphibians. The Center for Biological Diversity has initiated legal proceedings against the Trump administration, citing violations of the Endangered Species Act that put the critically endangered frosted flatwoods salamander at risk. The lawsuit highlights disturbing habitat destruction at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge in north Florida, where records show that a protected salamander breeding pond was mowed and sprayed with herbicides during the breeding season in late 2024, under the departing Biden administration. “The damage to one of the few known frosted flatwoods salamander breeding … Continue reading Endangered Salamanders Threatened by Habitat Destruction, Staff Firings