Japanese giant salamander threatened by crossbreeding
KASHIHARA, Japan - Researchers examine a Japanese giant salamander captured during a field trip on June 27, 2014, at a river in Uda, Nara Prefecture, western Japan. Experts warn that increasing crossbreeding with Chinese giant salamanders, an alien species, is threatening to wipe out the native species, designated as a special "natural monument" in Japan. (Kyodo)
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