A giant salamander called the "hellbender" is on its way to becoming an endangered species. It needs very clean water to survive and that's getting harder to find. The giant salamander called the ...

Baby hellbender salamanders don't stand a chance against their fathers who have gone rogue and started cannibalizing their offspring. For the past eight years, scientists from Virginia Tech have been ...

A federal judge has overturned a Trump-era decision that the eastern hellbender does not need Endangered Species Act protections. The judge instead ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to issue ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Despite their alarming name, Tennessee is home to a delightfully large salamander: the Eastern Hellbender. Affectionately referred to as “snot otters,” hellbenders have been ...

Q. Salamanders come in many colors and are widespread, yet they seem to be one of the least-appreciated groups of animals. Most of my friends have never even seen one. What interesting facts could I ...

(WJHL) – Virginia is home to North America’s largest salamander: the Eastern Hellbender. However, the massive amphibians can only be found in the Southwest region of Virginia, and their local legacy ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) proposed protections for eastern hellbender salamanders under the Endangered Species Act. This proposal would extend safety to hellbenders ...

Salamanders are amphibians that are best known for their lizard-like appearance Today we got to meet a couple of them and learn a few interesting facts about these interesting creatures, including the ...

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YANCEY COUNTY — Just west of Burnsville, along the Cane River, Atley Cannon, 9, wades through the water covering the farm outside of his uncle's house. With a ball cap, camo pants and two BB guns on ...

Olms, also called "baby dragons" and "human fish," are blind, foot-long salamanders native to European caves. Photo by Javier Ábalos via Flickr under CC BY-SA 2.0 Following stories of dragons, ...

3,974 River Miles in 17 States Also Proposed as Critical Habitat for Eastern, Midwestern Mussels WASHINGTON— In response to more than a decade of advocacy by the Center for Biological Diversity and ...