Legend has it the Eastern hellbenders slithered here straight from hell and But in the age of humans, that evolutionary asset ...

Debris removal following Tropical Storm Helene needs to be done more carefully to not destroy high-priority habitat and ...

Helene devastated some of the few remaining healthy populations of an iconic Appalachian species: the eastern hellbender. The species was in trouble even before the hurricane hit. Based on data ...

Hellbenders may not be pretty to everyone, but these strictly aquatic salamanders are as interesting as their awesome name implies — and they grow up to 2 feet long and sometimes top 4 pounds, making ...

ASHEVILLE - The eastern hellbender, known for living among North America's rivers and streams, has long been considered an at ...

Hellbenders were severely impacted by the storm, leading U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to propose federal endangered species status for this iconic salamander. Hellbenders are already listed as ...

Since 2006, the Lycoming College Clean Water Institute (CWI) has been studying and working to conserve the Eastern hellbender, a species of giant salamander native to the eastern United States.

The Eastern red-backed salamander has been spotted in Ohio. Learn more about them, endangered status, and Ohio's rarest ...

This discovery is significant because over the past four decades, only adult hellbenders have been documented in the Blue River. The presence of a larval salamander suggests that conservation efforts ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposal last week to list a salamander found in Georgia on the Endangered Species List. The eastern hellbender can be found in northern Georgia and ...