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 ...

After years of urging from conservationists, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to add the eastern hellbender to the national endangered species list. This would protect the ...

Weighing 4 pounds and stretching 2 feet from tail tip to snout, the hellbender qualifies as North America’s largest salamander, boasting a habitat that stretches from Mississippi to New York ...

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 ...

The largest species of salamander in the United States and the official amphibian of Pennsylvania could soon become an endangered species, according to the Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association.