Hellbenders depend on pristine waters to survive and thrive, but the habitat that was the global stronghold was deeply impacted by Hurricane Helene.

The hellbender demonstrates the importance of clean water and healthy aquatic ecosystems,” said Anna Pauletta, of ...

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, ...

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

Tropical Storm Helene devastated healthy populations of the eastern hellbender salamander. Because of this they may receive ...

Helene changed all that. The very strongholds that were left for hellbenders were exactly the same places that were hit hardest by Helene. That’s just been tragic, and why this listing is even ...

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

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 ...

Based on data gathered prior to Helene, the US Fish and Wildlife Service issued ... The very strongholds that were left for hellbenders were exactly the same places that were hit hardest by ...