A giant 45lb salamander was rescued from beneath the rubble of a house during a demolition. Locals saved the 4ft amphibian after finding it trapped under the old building near Dalong Cave in Jishou, ...

They are giant salamanders. “Salamanders are big, and they’re cool,” said Sena Ishikawa, a master’s student studying the animals at Kyoto University.

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 ...

“Protecting these giant salamanders will give umbrella safeguards to thousands of other species that rely on clean rivers.” In 2010 the Center and allies petitioned the Service seeking protection for ...

The river is also habitat to the Japanese giant salamander, a protected species. Discover the river's history and its cultural influence on life in Kyoto.