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 ...

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 ...

The hellbender, the largest species of salamander in the Americas, is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it’s at high risk of extinction in the wild. Yet despite this ...

Eastern hellbenders are cold and slick to the touch, but are also very muscular. (Photo: Lisa Sorg) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last Thursday announced its plan to add the eastern hellbender ...

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 ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday announced its plan to add the eastern hellbender salamander to the nation’s list of endangered species in a victory for environmental groups that ...

“The eastern hellbender is a unique salamander that plays a crucial role in maintaining healthy freshwater ecosystems,” said USFWS Service Midwest Regional Director Will Meeks in a De ...

Eastern hellbenders are indicators of good water quality. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing new protections for the eastern hellbender five years after denying endangered status for ...