The Eastern Hellbender’s habitat is shrinking, but Southwest Virginia creeks give the animal valuable refuge. Biologists are ...

In a significant step for conservation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has proposed listing the eastern hellbender salamander as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act ...

One of the most unique amphibians in West Virginia has been proposed for protections under the Endangered Species Act.

“The eastern hellbender is a unique salamander that plays a crucial role in maintaining healthy freshwater ecosystems,” said USFWS Service Midwest Regional Director Will Meeks in a Dec. 12 ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last Thursday announced its plan to add the eastern hellbender salamander to the nation’s ...

In 2019, a crew with the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy discovered a new population of hellbender salamanders in Butler County, an immediate sign of extremely clean water. Other common names for ...