The team at Deep Dive is taking a needed break. In the meantime, check out this podcast from December in which we speak with environment journalist Mara Budgen about the trouble facing the Japanese giant salamander.

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The race to save the Japanese giant salamander (Mara Budgen, The Japan Times)

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Photo: The Japanese giant salamander has been protected as a cultural property under Japanese law since it was declared a “special natural monument” in 1952. | GETTY IMAGES