Discover the species that range from a blob-nosed fish to a snake named after Leonardo DiCaprio.

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Hellbenders are threatened by stream sedimentation, poor water quality, disease, habitat loss, and the pet trade. If added to the Endangered Species Act (ESA), taking of the salamanders ...

The hellbender, the largest species of salamander in the Americas ... they were using population augmentation as a replacement for habitat protection instead of using it in addition to habitat ...

It requires very specific habitat conditions — cool and moist montane forests above 2,600 feet, with an understory including talus or rocky debris. While the salamander has always been restricted to ...

(Tanvi Dutta Gupta) Nevertheless, Aramis today includes more environmental protections than its first proposal several years ago—budgeting almost $10 million for conservation efforts, including ...

Removing it will restore the river’s natural course and stabilize the habitat for river creatures, including Eastern hellbenders, a giant salamander that has inhabited the rivers of the eastern United ...

“In accordance with the East Alameda County Conservation Strategy, we propose to permanently protect high-quality frog and salamander habitat under a conservation easement in an offsite location to ...