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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