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The Wilds and Columbus Zoo Release Endangered Hellbenders - WHIZ - Fox 5 / Marquee Broadcasting

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POWELL, OH – This summer, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and The Wilds released a total of 116 rare and endangered giant salamanders into protected waterways of eastern Ohio. The juvenile eastern hellbenders are part of a collaborative scientific effort to recover the species, which needs clean water and healthy habitat to survive. Hellbenders are North America’s largest amphibians, affectionately nicknamed “snot otters” for their slippery protec…
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WHIZ News broke the news in on Thursday, October 9, 2025.
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