 Commercial captive breeding operations so far still rely on the regular introduction of new wild-caught breeding adults, because captive-bred animals have proven difficult to mate.In addition, salamander farms would need to increase their yield manifold before the black-market price of poached salamander drop significantly, meaning that a stricter enforcement of anti-poaching law is still very much the future for the Chinese giant salamander.China's penalty for illegally hunting these creatures is very low and only comes to 50 yuan, or about US$6, which is less than hundred times less the black-market price of a salamander.