Survival of five million amphibians and reptiles displaced by construction in British Columbia may not be tracked

UBC researchers have found that more than five million amphibians and reptiles were displaced by development in British Columbia in just four years—and that there is no requirement to monitor survival rates. The paper published in the Journal of Wildlife Management is the first of its kind to document the large-scale herpetofauna relocation taking place in the province.

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