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 ...

For just one or two nights each spring, spotted salamanders emerge from underground and go in search of vernal mating pools.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Eastern Hellbender, a large and slimy salamander lives, in places with clean fresh water. Because of pollution-related concerns, experts said the species has been hard to find.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) proposed protections for eastern hellbender salamanders under the Endangered Species Act. This proposal would extend safety to hellbenders ...

More severe droughts caused by climate change and increasing water use in Central Texas have left groundwater salamanders “highly vulnerable to extinction.” Biologists at The University of Texas at ...

In the global amphibian crisis, salamander numbers across the species have dropped too, with around 60% of salamander species threatened with extinction. Researchers and conservationists need to start ...

This Western tiger salamander was collected and measured before being released during last year’s “Migration Night.” UW’s Biodiversity Institute will host the Laramie Salamander Migration Initiative, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Could the eastern hellbender salamander become the newest endangered species in Tennessee? It's possible. The U.S. Fish and ...