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 ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (KDKA) -- Pennsylvanians can now get a license plate featuring the state amphibian, the Eastern hellbender. The Eastern hellbender is the largest salamander in the United States -- ...
OZARK, Mo. — An endangered Ozark hellbender raised by the Saint Louis Zoo has successfully reproduced within the Current River. This is a significant milestone in the recovery efforts of the species, ...
Biologists surveying an eastern Kentucky stream captured a glimpse of a rarely seen giant salamander whose numbers are declining.
YELLOW CREEK – A stretch of Yellow Creek containing a massive granite boulder called Standing Rock as well as one of the few remaining populations of eastern hellbenders in Ohio has been permanently ...
One of West Virginia’s iconic eateries is reopening following an abrupt closure in 2025.Hellbender Burritos in Davis, W.Va., ...
The species has existed for millions of years, but the salamanders are threatened by poor water quality and populations have drastically declined. Hannah Woodburn holds an eastern hellbender ...
Biologists with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Purdue University recently documented a very young hellbender salamander, a gilled larva, in the Blue River while conducting ...
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Remember, kids, drink your tequila sans worm, please. Or else you might discover a starving, hidden power inside yourself, just aching to be fed. At least, if you belong to a line of Hellbenders, you ...
As one of the original “Hellbender Defenders,” I am ecstatic that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is proposing to include the eastern hellbender under the Endangered Species Act. I was ...