Thanks to social media, children across the United States are begging their parents to get them an exotic new pet. Axolotls, or Ambystoma mexicanum, are the new superstars of the amphibian world.

The eastern hellbender, a giant salamander that evolved on the supercontinent Pangaea and outlived the dinosaurs, is proposed for federal protection.

The eastern hellbender, a giant salamander also known as a snot otter, evolved on the supercontinent Pangaea and outlived the dinosaurs.

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I had the chance to visit the Rocky Mountain National Park, and I couldn't help but compare it to my home, the Great Smoky ...

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

Come Helene and Highwaters” set for Jan. 9   COLUMBUS—Gardening for Life Project is hosting a special talk by Dr. JJ Apodaca, executive director of the Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy, on Thursday, ...

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

The Haywood Ice Fest continues with a winter birding walk at Lake Junaluska, snowball wars at Smoky Mountain Sk8way, an ice ...

A giant salamander typically found in central Appalachia called the hellbender is on the way to being endangered. The bizarre ...

WATAUGA — Multiple organizations are supporting the proposed Eastern Hellbender endangered species designation ...

20 that the North Carolina Dept. of Transportation will receive ... making the animals one of the most critically endangered species in the world. Six Red Wolves have been killed on U.S. 64 ...