A tiny creature found swimming in a vernal pool on Foxborough land could throw a wrench into a plan to auction off the town-owned property and apply the proceeds to some sorely needed capital projects, like a new Town Hall.
The discovery of the marbled salamander — the rarest of its kind in the state — on the Oak Street property has also heated up a conversation between town officials, who want to sell the land, and Foxborough’s Conservation Commission, which says the parcel has been designated open space for decades and should be preserved.
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And if this salamander became extinct in Massachusetts, what would be the consequences? Would it disrupt the food chain or environment is some serious way? Really, I would like to understand. I mean this article doesn't say they are endangerd, just rare.