North America’s largest salamander lives in streams and rivers across 15 states from the Appalachian Mountains to the Ozarks. The eastern hellbender, which was named Pennsylvania’s state amphibian in ...

The hope is that the cages will keep the salamanders in place long enough for them to become accustomed to their new homes—enough time so they won't feel the need to leave.

Each Hellbender is released in a large temporary mesh cage that is placed over a permanent rock-filled structure called a cobble bed. The Hellbenders can burrow between the rocks, and for several days ...

Ostrich, endangered salamander among 100 animals found hoarded at Long Island home A tip led authorities to the family home on Tuesday, where the exotic animals were allegedly found packed in cages ...

The fate of the world’s richest biodiversity of salamanders and newts is in the hands of pet owners across North America, warns a researcher, due to the threat of salamander chytrid disease that ...

Hannah Woodburn holds an eastern hellbender salamander near its cage, where it will stay for 48 to 60 hours after relocation, on the Watauga River near Boone, N.C., June 26, 2024.

On Tuesday, August 2nd, Nick Burgmeier, Research Biologist and Extension Wildlife Specialist of Purdue University, along with community members gathered at a location in the Blue River in Harrison ...

A new species of swamp-dwelling salamander has been discovered in the south Alabama region called “America’s Amazon,” adding another name to the impressive list of amphibian species living ...

A black and yellow salamander adorned with small, bulging eyes and a goofy grin lives throughout Eastern Washington and North Idaho. With an average length of 7 inches, it is among the largest ...

The land, now known as the Red Hills Salamander Forest, was previously owned by Conservation Resources, a for-profit investment organization. Schock said that organization had been taking care of ...