How listing hellbenders as endangered species could restore rivers | Word from the Smokies
The giant salamander species in Appalachia was already in trouble when Hurricane Helene devastated swaths of its habitat in ...
Word from the Smokies: Amid Helene damage, hellbenders may get endangered species listing
Tropical Storm Helene devastated healthy populations of the eastern hellbender salamander. Because of this they may receive ...
Knoxville News Sentinel18d
These salamanders could be Tennessee's newest endangered species. And Helene is to blame
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering adding the eastern hellbender salamander to its list of endangered species protected under the Endangered Species Act. The proposal to do so was ...
Penn Live1mon
Oh, hellbender: Pa.’s official amphibian could be deemed endangered
You never forget your first time seeing a giant salamander ... hellbender communities. The most recent one came down this past summer — and two months later, Helene upended life not just ...
The Indianapolis Star10d
How listing hellbenders as endangered species could restore rivers | Word from the Smokies
Helene devastated some of the few remaining healthy populations of an iconic Appalachian species: the eastern hellbender ... And its long life cycle - hellbenders can live more than 30 years ...
The Indianapolis Star18d
These salamanders could be Tennessee's newest endangered species. And Helene is to blame
Could the eastern hellbender salamander become the newest endangered species in Tennessee? It's possible. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering adding the eastern hellbender salamander ...