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Feds propose protection for giant salamanders devastated by Hurricane Helene

The hellbender salamander is proposed for endangered species protections due to declining populations across its range.
Conservation groups have advocated for these protections for years.
The hellbender salamander is the largest aquatic salamander in north america.
Public interest in protecting the hellbender has increased in recent years.

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Olean Times Herald

Federal agency proposes listing of eastern hellbender as endangered

Just as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking public input on a proposal to list the monarch butterfly as an endangered species, the agency is proposing the same federal protection for another iconic species found in the Twin…

3 months ago·Olean, United States

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WPSD Local 6

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes eastern hellbenders be considered endangered

This local critter hasn't been raising much hell lately, as they've been in decline — to the extent that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed that the eastern

3 months ago

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Feds propose protection for giant salamanders devastated by Hurricane Helene

A giant salamander that evolved on the supercontinent Pangaea and outlived the dinosaurs has been proposed for federal protection by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The eastern hellbender would

3 months ago·United States

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Beckley Register-Herald

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeks public comment on proposal to list the eastern hellbender as endangered

On Thursday, Dec. 12, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposal to list the eastern hellbender as an endangered species throughout its range under the Endangered Species Act.

3 months ago

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Penn Live

Eastern hellbender, Pa.’s official amphibian, proposed as endangered species

The largest species of salamander in the United States and the official amphibian of Pennsylvania could soon become an endangered species, according to the Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association.

3 months ago·Harrisburg, United States

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