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 ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing listing the eastern hellbender, which is Pennsylvania's official state amphibian, as endangered. Only about 59% of the ...

When the eastern hellbender was named the Pennsylvania state amphibian in 2019, “it was amazing,” he says. ... mostly for sale as pets in southeast Asian countries, Briggler says.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed on Thursday to list the eastern hellbender, a type of salamander in Tennessee and other nearby states, as an endangered species throughout its range unde… ...

Previously: The hellbender lawyers up: Conservationists sue for endangered status for Pa. state amphibian A federal district judge in New York ruled last month that the Fish and Wildlife’s ...

(WJHL) – Virginia is home to North America’s largest salamander: the Eastern Hellbender. However, the massive amphibians can only be found in the Southwest region of Virginia, and their… ...

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 ...

The Eastern hellbender is the state's largest salamander, but habitat loss and deforestation have put the amphibian at risk of extinction in Indiana.. Biologists in 2012 estimated only about 100 ...

Eastern hellbender's absence from Pennsylvania's waterways is warning sign 05:10. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- To look at the wide, flat, slimy face of a hellbender with its beady eyes and goofy grin, you ...

An Eastern Hellbender crawling on the creek bottom foraging for crayfish. This strange yet interesting creature is found in 15 states across the U.S.

Eastern hellbender's absence from Pennsylvania's waterways is warning sign 05:10. PITTSBURGH ... habitat loss and pet trade collection, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says.