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Front. Amphib. Reptile Sci.
Sec. Conservation
Volume 2 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/famrs.2024.1348251
This article is part of the Research Topic

From Landscape Modifications to Pathogen Infections: Are Threats to Amphibians the Same in All Biomes?

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Protecting Japanese Giant Salamanders (Andrias japonicus) in the Nawa River Basin, Japan: policy recommendations addressing water pollution and waterway disruption Provisionally Accepted

Amaël Borzée1* Ariadne Angulo2 Helen Meredith2 Yuki Taguchi3 Jordy Groffen4 Dallin Kohler1 John Abernethy5 Siti N. Othman1 Kevin Messenger1 Kyongman Heo1 Le Wan1 Tae Eun Um6 Xiaoli Zhang1 Yucheol Shin1 Yoonhyuk Bae1 Zhenqi Wang1 Zhixin Qiu1 Richard Pearce7*
  • 1Nanjing Forestry University, China
  • 2Amphibian Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Canada
  • 3Asahi Hanzaki Research Association, Japan
  • 4James Cook University, Australia
  • 5Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom
  • 6Ewha Womans University, Republic of Korea
  • 7Sustainable Daisen Non-Profit Organisation, Japan

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Actionable recommendations
- Habitat connectivity assessment
- Re-establishment of waterway connectivity
- Population surveys (age and dynamics)
- Water quality monitoring
- Implementation of brown water release policies
- Monitoring of prey items and subsequent interventions

Keywords: Andrias, Conservation needs, Policy recommendation, habitat connectivity, Giant salamanders, Japan, Population monitoring, Water Pollution

Received: 02 Dec 2023; Accepted: 17 Apr 2024.

Copyright: © 2024 Borzée, Angulo, Meredith, Taguchi, Groffen, Kohler, Abernethy, Othman, Messenger, Heo, Wan, Um, Zhang, Shin, Bae, Wang, Qiu and Pearce. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

* Correspondence:
Mx. Amaël Borzée, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
Mx. Richard Pearce, Sustainable Daisen Non-Profit Organisation, Tottori, Japan