Now many of the streams where hellbenders once lived are too polluted to support them. They’ve undergone drastic population declines across their range in the eastern United States and face a long ...

One of two hellbender subspecies in the United States, the eastern hellbender was once abundant across its 15-state range, with 626 populations documented in the Appalachian region from northern ...

The Eastern hellbender, a slimy, mud-colored creature that ranks as Indiana’s and the nation's largest salamander, may be listed federally as an endangered species. Nicknamed the “snot otter,” it ...

In 2021 hellbenders from the Missouri River gained protection, but range-wide protections were denied. The Center and allies challenged the denial and a court ordered the Service to redo its analysis, ...

WINTERSVILLE, Ohio — Indian Creek High School's Natural Resource Program, in collaboration with the Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District, hosted a Hellbender Partnership meeting Thursday.

Research has suggested that once abundant hellbenders, which eat crayfish and live under rocks in cool, clear streams and rivers, have experienced sharp declines across their range. We suspect that ...