Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MountainTrue Watauga County Riverkeeper Andy Hill helps rehabilitate and restore eastern hellbender habitats across Watauga County ...

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 ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Eastern Hellbender, a large and slimy salamander lives, in places with clean fresh water. Because of pollution-related concerns, experts said the species has been hard to find.

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between BPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. After years of urging from conservationists, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

The ideal habitat of the Eastern hellbender that Tracy Davids described was pretty much what she saw on Tuesday morning as she stood ankle-deep in the Davidson River. “Relatively shallow, fast-moving, ...

But humans aren’t the only species whose communities were ravaged by the floodwaters. Helene devastated some of the few remaining healthy populations of an iconic Appalachian species — the eastern ...

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 (ESA ...

The Eastern hellbender, a slimy, mud-colored creature that ranks as Indiana’s and the nation's largest salamander, may be listed federally as an endangered species. Nicknamed the “snot otter,” it ...

You never forget your first time seeing a giant salamander, according to Andy Hill. He was a teenager, standing thigh-high in the Watauga River outside Boone, North Carolina, casting a line on an ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Eastern hellbenders could soon receive federal protection, according to a proposal that was made by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on Thursday. U.S. wildlife officials said ...

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 ...