The Eastern hellbender, a slimy, mud-colored creature that ranks as Indiana’s and the nation's largest salamander, may be ...

The federal government has proposed to list the eastern hellbender under the Endangered Species Act. Populations have ...

The eastern hellbender, a giant salamander also known as a snot otter, evolved on the supercontinent Pangaea and outlived the dinosaurs.

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 ...

The giant salamanders lost more than three-fourths of their population before Hurricane Helene, which destroyed river habitat ...

The US Fish and Wildlife Service announced on Dec. 12, 2024, that it is proposing listing the Eastern hellbender as endangered nationally in response to a petition from several non-governmental ...

WATAUGA — Multiple organizations are supporting the proposed Eastern Hellbender endangered species designation ...

In a significant step for conservation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has proposed listing the eastern ...

Weighing 4 pounds and stretching 2 feet from tail tip to snout, the hellbender qualifies as North America’s largest salamander, boasting a habitat that stretches from Mississippi to New York ...