The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to list the eastern hellbender as an endangered species throughout its range ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is taking steps to protect the eastern hellbender salamander by ...

(Photo: Lisa Sorg) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last Thursday announced its plan to add the eastern hellbender salamander to the nation’s list of endangered species in a victory for ...

When I was a kid, my buddies and I routinely walked from our Brainerd homes to South Chickamauga Creek, near Eastgate Mall, ...

In a significant step for conservation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has proposed listing the eastern hellbender salamander as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act ...

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 ...

Eastern hellbender salamander (Photo: Tierra Curry/Center for Biological Diversity) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday announced its plan to add the eastern hellbender salamander to the ...

He was a teenager, standing thigh-high in the Watauga River outside Boone, North Carolina, casting a line on an early fall day when he saw his first eastern hellbender. The salamander stretched 2 ...

Scientists said making the freshwater habitat of the salamander a priority could help communities get funds for drinking water.

Left and right are photos of researchers working on drift ... casting a line on an early fall day when he saw his first eastern hellbender. The salamander stretched 2 feet long and was camouflaged ...