Conservationists have been trying for five years to gain endangered status for the amphibian that is an indicator of clean ...

The Center has been working to secure federal protection for hellbenders for years. In 2010 we filed a scientific petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list 404 Southeast aquatic, ...

Buncombe Board of Commissioners gave a financial update on Feb. 4. They support the Eastern Hellbender and disburse funds for ...

Helene devastated some of the few remaining healthy populations of an iconic Appalachian species: the eastern hellbender. The ...

Helene devastated some of the few remaining healthy populations of an iconic Appalachian species — the eastern hellbender.

The Eastern hellbender, North America's largest salamander and Pennsylvania's state amphibian, is one step closer to ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering adding the eastern hellbender salamander to its list of endangered species ...

It is our job as stewards of our nation’s natural resources to ensure that this species has a fighting chance to persist in ...

In a reversal of its previous stance, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing the Eastern hellbender as an endangered species, capping a lengthy quest by conservationists and ...

The giant salamanders spend most of their lives nearly invisible under rocks in streams, which has made it difficult to ...

the eastern hellbender. The species was in trouble even before the hurricane hit. Based on data gathered prior to Helene, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a Dec. 13, 2024, proposal to ...