
Salamander & Newt Fencing
Animex wildlife fencing is designed and tested to control salamander and newt movement and exclude them from unwanted or dangerous areas. It optimizes natural amphibain behavior to encourage safe and fast movement away and, unlike mesh fencing, inhibits climbing and entanglement.
Understanding Salamanders & Newts
It was estimated in 1998 that 1 million vertebrates were killed every day on roads in the United States, a high proportion of them being amphibians, frogs, toads, and salamanders. Given the increase in traffic volumes since then, this figure – when replicated globally – shows what a serious problem road-kill is; additional deaths occur at unfenced development sites and railroads. For salamanders, most deaths come during their migration between breeding sites (they require an aquatic environment in which to breed) and terrestrial feeding or hibernation sites.
Salamanders and newts exhibit site fidelity, which means they return to the same vernal pool(s) each spring to breed, very often the pool(s) where they were born. In many parts of the world that means having to cross roads to get there – and they’re not good at avoiding traffic. In one Canadian study, biologists found that there had been more than 30,000 amphibian deaths in four years on a 3-kilometre stretch of road. Other researchers found that in western Massachusetts, road-kill rates were high enough to lead to localized extinctions of Spotted Salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) in 25 years. Additionally, any construction site is also a potential death-trap for amphibians, hence the need for effective exclusion fencing.
VIDEO: Salamander passing through culvert after being directed by AMX-SP on The Atlantic Freeway - New Jersey, USA
Top 5 salamander and newt species Animex is commonly used for:
California Newt
California Tiger
Four-toed Salamander
Marbled Salamander
Spotted Salamander
California tiger salamander Ambystoma californiense
Santa Cruz long-toed salamander Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum
Jefferson salamander “complex” Ambystoma jeffersonianum
Frosted flatwoods salamander Ambystoma cingulatum
Georgia blind salamander Eurycea wallacei
Blue-spotted salamander Ambystoma laterale
Eastern newt Notophthalmus viridescens
Eastern tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum
and more…
Height
40in is the product height most commonly used with salamanders and newts.
Standard above-ground installed height 22in / 550mm (with anti-climb and anti-dig lips)
We have various fencing products suitable for salamanders and newts
Temporary
Recommended for short-term projects between 1-5 years but has an anticipated lifespan of 25 years.
Guide Price: $4ft/ CAD$18pm
Semi-permanent
Recommended for long-term projects of approximately 15 years but has an anticipated lifespan of 50 years.
Guide Price: $9ft/ CAD$40pm
Permanent
Recommended for long-term projects of approximately 25 years but has an anticipated lifespan of 50 years.
Guide Price: $30ft/ CAD$150pm
Guide prices are based on Animex fencing material and standard fixings and fasteners. This does not include support posts or installation. AMX-48 or a smaller unlisted or customised product may be more appropriate for some projects. Please contact us if you have any concerns or questions about the height or type of fence that is best for your project.
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