A new University of Kentucky study used environmental DNA (eDNA) to search 90 sites across 73 rivers for Eastern hellbenders—large, secretive salamanders nicknamed "snot otters" and "lasagna lizards" ...
The giant salamander called the hellbender has been put on a list of species that may soon be considered endangered. Now, when fully grown, it takes two hands to just even hold one. The hellbender, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The Eastern hellbender (Cryptobranchus a. alleganiensis) isn’t ...
Aaron Dodds, project manager at the Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District, at the new Hellbender Preserve in Bloomingdale, Ohio. A new nature preserve opened this year in a wooded ...
A giant salamander called the "hellbender" is on its way to becoming an endangered species. It needs very clean water to survive and that's getting harder to find. The giant salamander called the ...