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

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 ...

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

The Center has been working to secure federal protection for hellbenders for years. In 2010 we filed a scientific petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list 404 Southeast aquatic, ...

More: Rare hellbender salamander in Western NC faces calamity from Helene's floods The proposed rule will not immediately be ...

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 ...

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.

In March 2023, they received the Budd Denneman Partners in Conservation Excellence award from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Fish and Wildlife to honor outstanding ...

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 ...