Newts Crossing: A Bay Area Biodiversity Crisis
Chronicle reporter reporter Tara Duggan joins host Cecilia Lei to discuss efforts by two Bay Area volunteer groups on a mission to save newts from wholesale road deaths, and why protecting these little salamanders is important for the environment.
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Show Notes
Thousands of the salamanders die on Bay Area roads each year during breeding season. The toll in Los Gatos is one of the largest rates of reported wildlife roadkill deaths in the world. Two volunteer groups are on a mission to stop it. Chronicle reporter Tara Duggan joins host Cecilia Lei to discuss their efforts, and why protecting these delicate creatures is important for the environment. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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