Since the agency denied protection for other eastern hellbender populations, in 2021 we sued, securing a 2024 deadline for a new decision. The Service finally proposed their protection in December ...

ASHEVILLE - The eastern hellbender, known for living among North America's rivers and streams, has long been considered an at ...

The Ozark subspecies is found only in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas. MIGRATION: The hellbender does not migrate. BREEDING: Hellbender breeding is aquatic. Males may move short distances ...

Since 2006, the Lycoming College Clean Water Institute (CWI) has been studying and working to conserve the Eastern hellbender, a species of giant salamander native to the eastern United States.

The Hellbender is a giant, aquatic salamander that has experienced severe population declines throughout its range. It is a sensitive species and there are a number of factors contributing to its ...