Noam Ross · @noamross
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New #preprint: How well is the Lacey Act doing at protecting the U.S. from imports of #Bsal, an invasive disease decimating #salamander populations? Host species banned in 2016 are being kept out, but trade in amphibians since discovered to be likely hosts continues. From Patrick Connelly, Oliver Stringham, Evan Eskew, and myself.
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.01.05.522946v1
Code and data from many years of #USFWS #LEMIS trade data #FOIA requests included!
#preprint #bsal #salamander #usfws #lemis #foia #OneHealth #WildlifeTrade #herp #conservation
