Posts Tagged Hellbenders
America’s largest salamander, the Eastern Hellbender, could soon be listed as endangered
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on December 20, 2024

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list North America’s largest salamander as endangered. The Eastern Hellbender’s habitat is shrinking, but Southwest Virginia creeks give the animal valuable refuge, as Roxy Todd reports.
Virginia forests might be a last hope for Hellbender salamanders
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on July 19, 2023

Hellbender salamanders could be disappearing, and forests in southwest Virginia may be their best hope for survival. New research finds a surprising twist, as Roxy Todd reports.

