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Publications

Olson, D. H., E. H. Campbell Grant, M. Bletz, J. Piovia-Scott, D. Lesbarrères, J. L. Kerby, M. J. Adams, M. Florencia Breitman, M. Christman, M. J. Forzan, M. J. Gray, A. J. Hill, M. S. Koo, O. Milenkaya, E. A. Rebollar, L. A. Rollins-Smith, M. Serr, A. Shepack, L. Shirose, L. Sprague, J. Walke, A. R. Warwick, and B. A. Mosher. 2024. Preparing for a Bsal invasion into North America has improved multi-sector readiness. Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science, section Behavior and Ecology. (Link)
Cavasos, K., R. K. Adhikari, N. C. Poudyal, A. R. Warwick, and M. J. Gray. 2023. Natural area visitors’ willingness to pay for amphibian conservation in a global biodiversity hotspot. Journal for Nature Conservation 76, 126499. (Link)
Gray, M. J., Ossiboff, R. J., Berger, L., Bletz, M. C., Carter, E. D., et al. 2023. One Health Approach to Globalizing, Accelerating, and Focusing Amphibian and Reptile Disease Research—Reflections and Opinions from the First Global Amphibian and Reptile Disease Conference. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 29(10), 1-7. (Link)
Cavasos, K., Poudyal, N.C., Brunner, J.L. et al. (2023) Attitudes and Behavioral Intentions of Pet Amphibian Owners About Biosecurity Practices. EcoHealth . (Link)
Cavasos, K., Adhikari, R. K., Poudyal, N. C., Brunner, J. L., Warwick, A. R., & Gray, M. J. (2023). Understanding the demand for and value of pathogen‐free amphibians to US pet owners. Conservation Science and Practice, e12995. (Link)
Cavasos, K., Poudyal, N.C., Brunner, J.L., Warwick, A.R., Jones, J., Moherman, N., George, M., Willard, J.D., Brinks, Z.T. and Gray, M.J., 2023. Exploring business stakeholder engagement in sustainable business practices: Evidence from the US pet amphibian industry. Business Strategy and the Environment. (Link)
Cavasos, K., Adhikari, R., Poudyal, N., Warwick, A., & Gray, M. (2023). Natural area visitors’ potential role in preventing pathogen threats to amphibian biodiversity. Environmental Conservation, 1-6. (Link)
Olson, D. H., M. J. Gray, F. Pasmans, L. Grayfer, M. Q. Wilber, E. D. Carter, and A. A. Cunningham. 2022. The rising tide of herpetological disease science and management. Herpetological Review 53:416-417. (PDF)
Pearhill, R. A., M. J. Gray, J. Jones, Z. Brinks, and J. L. Brunner. 2024. Microbe surveillance in the amphibian pet trade: Results from a pilot study. Ecosphere 15:e4968. (Link)

Public Outreach

Dr. Warwick podcast with Dan Ciccotto (Amphibicast) on the importance of community engagement across all levels of the industry in building and supporting a clean amphibian trade, 7 June 2024.
Dr. Gray podcast with Dan Ciccotto (Amphibicast) on the importance of pathogen-free wildlife trade and the draft U.S. Healthy Trade Certification Program for pet amphibians, 29 Sept 2023.
Frey, D. A looming fungal disease poses a major threat to North American salamanders. eWildlifer, The Wildlife Society, 10 July 2023. (interview with Dr. Gray)
Brinkman, A. New Research Study Can Help Protect the Health of Amphibians & Businesses. Pet Business, 1 July 2023.
Chrissa Loukas (NBC WBIR, Knoxville). UT Center for Wildlife Health warns about fungus threatening amphibians in Europe. Dr. Gray interviewed about the importance of amphibians to humans and the threats of pathogens to pet amphibian trade and biodiversity. 30 May 2023.
Zlotnik, S. Fungal disease poses looming threat to salamanders. Sierra Club interview with Drs. Gray and Bletz. 21 May 2023.
Emery, M. Why Amphibian and Reptile Health Matters and What UT Researchers are Doing to Protect it, Land, Life & Science. 13 Dec 2022.
Gray, M. Business and Consumer Support for a U.S. Pet Amphibian Healthy Trade Certification Program. North American Bsal Task Force, Research Working Group, 9 Jan 2023
Gray, M. Unseen Threats of Trade to Florida’s Biodiversity. Delivered at RANA 2022 meeting for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 26 Oct 2022
Gray, M. Is a U.S. Certified Healthy Trade Program Feasible for Pet Amphibians? CCAST Webinar, 25 Oct 2022.
Dr. Gray Interview on Amphibian Trade, Sept 2022.
Pilot Study on Innovative Solutions to Reduce Disease Risk in Amphibian Trade

Conferences

Host of the First Global Amphibian and Reptile Disease Conference (GARD22), Knoxville, TN, August 2022.
Co-organizer of the Second Global Amphibian and Reptile Disease Conference (GARD24), Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, August 2024.
Gray, M. J., D. Galvin, A. Brinkman, M. George, and D. L. Miller. 2024. A Vision for a Healthier Herpetofaunal Trade. 10th World Congress of Herpetology, Kuching, Malaysia, August 2024.