The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering adding the eastern hellbender salamander to its list of endangered species protected under the Endangered Species Act. The proposal to do so was ...

SALAMANDERS IN PERIL: The eastern hellbender, native to southern Appalachian streams and rivers, is under consideration for endangered species designation after Tropical Storm Helene destroyed ...

The eastern hellbender is a rare giant salamander, and was recently spotted in Eastern Kentucky. Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Monte McGregor No, that’s not a rock — it’s a rare ...

CHANCE FOR YOU IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. CHRIS. THANK YOU. PROTECTING A HELLBENDER COULD HELP ESCALATE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA’S RECOVERY FROM HELENE. THE HABITAT OF THIS LARGE SALAMANDER WAS SEVERELY ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is urging visitors not to move or build with rocks in rivers and streams after an Eastern Hellbender Salamander was found ...

KENTUCKY (WDKY) — Biologists surveying an eastern Kentucky stream captured a glimpse of a rarely seen giant salamander whose numbers are declining. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife ...

(LEX 18) — A rare eastern hellbender salamander was recently spotted and photographed by a biologist with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources in an eastern Kentucky stream. The ...

It is Endangered Species Day, a reminder some plants and wildlife need protection, like Pennsylvania's eastern hellbender. It is the state's official amphibian, a salamander which has survived for ...

The population of eastern hellbenders — North America’s largest salamander — was decimated in southwest Virginia last September when deadly Hurricane Helene struck and caused some of the worst ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Could the eastern hellbender salamander become the newest endangered species in Tennessee? It's possible. The U.S. Fish and ...