(Photo: Lisa Sorg) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last Thursday announced its plan to add the eastern hellbender ...

On Thursday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to list the eastern hellbender, a type of giant salamander in ...

The eastern hellbender can grow to be almost 2.5 feet long and can be found in rivers in north Georgia. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is calling for it to be named as an endangered species.

(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 ...

Discover 15 amazing animals exclusive to the US. From the Olympic Marmot of Washington to the Texas Blind Salamander, these ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — On Thursday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to list the eastern hellbender, a type of giant salamander in Tennessee and other nearby states, as an ...

A Christmas tree surprise! 🎄🐾 A family found a salamander in their tree, 300+ miles from its habitat. This hitchhiker sheds ...

The announcement comes as the species — native to 15 eastern U.S. states ... in September decimated rivers and streams, destroying salamander habitats that environmental groups and local ...

Since 2006, the Lycoming College Clean Water Institute (CWI) has been studying and working to conserve the Eastern hellbender, a species of giant salamander native to the eastern United States.

Japanese giant salamanders are listed on the Environment ... to embark on a program to "segregate" hybrids to protect the native species. Those discovered in the city have their DNA examined ...

Flatwoods salamanders get their name from their native habitat of longleaf pine wiregrass flatwoods — now extremely rare — in the lower Southeastern Coastal Plain of the United States. Only about 3 ...