The giant salamanders lost more than three-fourths of their population before Hurricane Helene, which destroyed river habitat ...

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 ...

A giant salamander that evolved on the supercontinent Pangaea and outlived the dinosaurs has been proposed for federal ...

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

Officials announced a proposal to list the eastern hellbender as an endangered species as populations in U.S. plummet.

A giant salamander typically found in central Appalachia called the hellbender is on the way to being endangered. The bizarre ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is inviting public feedback on a proposal to list the eastern hellbender as an ...

After the eastern hellbender was devastated by Tropical Storm Helene, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service has proposed to ...

Eastern hellbender salamander (Photo: Tierra Curry/Center for Biological Diversity ... a leader in the fight to gain ...

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 ...

ASHEVILLE - The eastern hellbender, known for living among North America's rivers and streams, has long been considered an at-risk species, after the wrath of Tropical Storm Helene swept across ...

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 ...