Article: Partners protect habitat for rare salamander.(Wildlife Conservation Board, the Trust for Public Land, the California Department of Fish and Game, and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service)

The recovery of one of California's most imperiled species, the endangered Santa Cruz long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum), took a dramatic step forward in May 2007 when a key 55-acre (22-hectare) property supporting this species was acquired through the collaborative efforts of the Wildlife Conservation Board, the Trust for Public Land, the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The Santa Cruz long-toed salamander occurs only along a 25-mile (40-kilometer) stretch that spans the coastal region of southern Santa Cruz and northern Monterey counties. For many years, the property near Watsonville in ...

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