The giant salamanders lost more than three-fourths of their population before Hurricane Helene, which destroyed river habitat ...

The Eastern hellbender, a slimy, mud-colored creature that ranks as Indiana’s and the nation's largest salamander, may be ...

The announcement comes as the species — native to 15 eastern U.S. states – faces urgent threats in North Carolina and ...

After the eastern hellbender was devastated by Tropical Storm Helene, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service has proposed to ...

Protecting these giant salamanders will give umbrella safeguards to thousands of other species that rely on ... This is especially important in western North Carolina, where much of the land ...

The various Ensatina salamanders ... north, in northern California and Oregon, the two populations merge, and only one form is found. In this area, it is clear that what looked like two separate ...

On December 12, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposal to list the eastern hellbender as an endangered ...

North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia would be eligible for federal funds in efforts to recover the species. More:Rare hellbender salamander in Western NC ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) proposed protections for eastern hellbender salamanders under the ... Helene destroyed populations in North Carolina and Tennessee's healthiest part ...