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Many salamander species are becoming endangered because of introducing nonnative species. The species that affects salamanders are wild hogs. They were introduced to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the 1920s. The wild hogs created harm to the wildlife and ate almost everything in sight including rare salamander species.


Date:

03/19/2017

Creator:

Neil Dalphin

Subject

Ecology

Contributor

Melanie Redding (Student)

Format

Color photograph

Source:

flickr.com

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Neil Dalphin , “Salamanders,” Appalachian Trail Histories, accessed November 8, 2024, https://appalachiantrailhistory.org/items/show/361.
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