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 from the fence line and, unlike mesh fencing, inhibits climbing and entanglement.

Understanding salamanders & newts

In 1998 it was estimated that one million vertebrates were killed on U.S. roads every day, many of them amphibians such as frogs, toads, and salamanders. With traffic volumes increasing since then, the global scale of road-kill is severe, and additional deaths occur at unfenced construction sites and railways. Most salamander deaths happen during migrations between breeding pools and terrestrial habitats.

Salamanders and newts show strong site fidelity, returning to the same pools each spring, often crossing roads in the process. One Canadian study recorded over 30,000 amphibian deaths in just four years on a three-kilometre stretch of road, while research in Massachusetts predicted local extinctions of Spotted Salamanders within 25 years due to high road-kill rates. Construction sites also pose serious risks, underlining 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 salamander

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: USD $4 per ft / CAD $18.50 per m

Semi-permanent

Recommended for long-term projects of approximately 15 years but has an anticipated lifespan of 50 years.

Guide Price: USD $7.50 per ft / CAD $37 per m

Permanent

Recommended for long-term projects of approximately 25 years but has an anticipated lifespan of 50 years.

Guide Price: USD $30.50 ft / CAD $153.50 per m

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 customized, unlisted 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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