Proposal to list the eastern hellbender as endangered
2024年12月12日 · Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposal to list the eastern hellbender as an endangered species throughout its range under the Endangered Species Act. Eastern hellbenders are found in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee ...
Eastern hellbenders proposed for endangered status after Helene …
2024年12月16日 · Officially proposed on Dec. 13, the rule would declare the eastern hellbender as endangered under the Endangered Species Act, opening the door to more funding for rehabilitation and restorative...
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Zoos are rearing and head-starting eastern hellbenders to avoid the high mortality that occurs during the first few years of life. These efforts involve raising larval hellbenders until they are large enough to avoid most predators and then releasing them back into occupied streams and rivers to bolster populations.
Eastern Hellbender - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
2019年4月4日 · Adult eastern hellbenders spend most of their life under large, flat rocks that shelter them; whereas larval and juvenile hellbenders hide beneath large rocks and under small stones in gravel beds. Eastern hellbenders are one of two subspecies of hellbenders, with the Ozark Hellbender being the other subspecies.
Hellbender salamander may soon get federal protection
1 天前 · The eastern hellbender salamander — an enormous prehistoric looking amphibian that dwells in Southern Appalachian streams — could be added to the national endangered species list. Conservation groups have lobbied for its protection as an endangered species for years. Declining populations eventually prompted the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered …
2024年12月13日 · We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to list the eastern hellbender ( Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis), a salamander subspecies from Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, as an endangered...
America’s largest salamander, the Eastern Hellbender, could soon …
2024年12月20日 · The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list North America’s largest salamander as endangered. Southwest Virginia creeks give the Eastern Hellbender refuge.
The eastern hellbender may soon get federal protection
2024年12月13日 · "The eastern hellbender has experienced a substantial reduction in the number of extant populations compared to historical numbers,” according to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service proposal. Unique and widely beloved – with nicknames like the “mudpuppy” and “snot otter” – the hellbender even serves as a local soccer mascot. They ...
Federal protections proposed for eastern hellbender - WHYY
4 天之前 · The eastern hellbender, which was named Pennsylvania’s state amphibian in 2019, are found in the Allegheny watershed, as well as the Susquehanna River and its adjoining streams. Though the species has existed for millions of years, and each individual can live for more than 30 years, the salamanders are threatened by poor water quality and ...
Feds propose protection for giant salamanders devastated by …
2024年12月14日 · Hellbenders in the Blue Ridge Mountains had been considered the healthiest population of the eastern subspecies but were devastated this fall by Hurricane Helene. Thousands were displaced or...