ASHEVILLE - The eastern hellbender, known for living among North America's rivers and streams, has long been considered an at-risk species, after the wrath of Tropical Storm Helene swept across ...

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 (ESA ...

CHANCE FOR YOU IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. CHRIS. THANK YOU. PROTECTING A HELLBENDER COULD HELP ESCALATE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA’S RECOVERY FROM HELENE. THE HABITAT OF THIS LARGE SALAMANDER WAS SEVERELY ...

You never forget your first time seeing a giant salamander, according to Andy Hill. He was a teenager, standing thigh-high in the Watauga River outside Boone, North Carolina, casting a line on an ...

The Help the Hellbender research program, based in Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources, was honored with the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD)’s Friends of Conservation Award at ...

The giant salamander called the hellbender has been put on a list of species that may soon be considered endangered. Now, when fully grown, it takes two hands to just even hold one. The hellbender, ...

With wrinkly skin that comes in various shades of brown, eastern hellbenders aren’t easy to spot. These giant salamanders, which average 20 inches in length, spend most of their lives nearly invisible ...

Standing in a stream wearing snorkel gear and gloves, hellbender conservationists scooped the wriggly salamanders out of their bins and deposited them under suitable rocks underwater. The team has ...

These rare salamanders, which can grow to over two feet long, lurk in the wild rivers of Appalachia. To spot one, you’ll need a snorkel, and some luck. Kevin Merrill leads snorkeling tours of the ...

Twenty-seven hellbenders, a large species of salamander, were released into Tennessee waterways as part of conservation efforts for the endangered species. Sean Brunson Photo from Nashville Zoo ...