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The hellbender gets a reprieve: Judge orders the feds to reconsider endangered status
York Daily Record via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe eastern hellbender – a large salamander that also goes by the sobriquets “grampus,” “devil dog”...
Saving the hellbender: 10,000th endangered salamander released in Missouri
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt's a good time for snot otters. Since conservation efforts began in 2008 to reintroduce Ozark and...
Indiana biologists find young hellbender in wild for first time since at least the 1980s
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 9 months agoIt's been decades since a young Eastern hellbender has been reported in the state, but researchers...
Watch skin-breathing hellbenders — largest salamanders in the US — return to the wild
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 7 days agoStanding in a stream wearing snorkel gear and gloves, hellbender conservationists scooped the...
Hellbenders are signs of healthy trout streams | ECOVIEWS
The Tuscaloosa News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoI recently heard Bill Hopkins, professor of fish and wildlife conservation at Virginia Tech...
Salamanders have some fascinatingly unusual traits | ECOVIEWS
The Tuscaloosa News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoQ. Salamanders come in many colors and are widespread, yet they seem to be one of the...
Hellbenders continue to reproduce in southern Missouri rivers, showing hope for species
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo Sports· 6 months agoHellbenders are continuing to reproduce in the Ozarks, a painstaking effort by biologists that...
Pennsylvania’s ‘snot otter’ gets prime spot on new state license plate
State College Centre Daily Times via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe official state amphibian, despite its slimy appearance and a name — and nicknames — that can...
The 10,000th hellbender is released into Missouri river. Watch ‘snot otter’ swim away
Kansas City Star McClatchy Articles via AOL· 2 years agoWith its big mouth, strong jaw and a natural camouflage that’s perfect for blending in, the 10,000th...
Eastern hellbenders, Indiana's largest salamander, found only in 70-mile span of Blue River
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe 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 ...