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America’s largest salamander, the Eastern Hellbender, could soon be listed as endangered

Hellbender underwater in a stream in Virginia. (Credit: Jordy Groffen / Virginia Tech)

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.

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Virginia forests might be a last hope for Hellbender salamanders

Virginia Tech Professor Bill Hopkins preparing to return a hellbender back to its underwater home in a Virginia stream after taking measurements. (Credit: Lara Hopkins / Virginia Tech)

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.

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