The Eastern hellbender, a slimy, mud-colored creature that ranks as Indiana’s and the nation's largest salamander, may be listed federally as an endangered species. Nicknamed the “snot otter ...

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is asking the public to report sightings of giant salamanders called hellbenders ... important in western North Carolina, where much of the land is ...

As for his conspiracy theories related to Hurricane Helene, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and devastated communities in North Carolina, The Washington Post reported on the ...

It’s not exactly a secret that Democrats had a rough election season, but the party fared surprisingly well in North Carolina. While the GOP ticket won the Tar Heel State by around 3 points ...

Hurricane Helene reportedly devastated hellbender populations in the healthiest part of their range in North Carolina and Tennessee. U.S. wildlife officials said volunteers “found dried out ...

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You never forget your first time seeing a giant salamander, according to Andy Hill. He was a teenager, standing thigh-high in the Watauga River outside Boone, North Carolina, casting a line on an ...

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The species has existed for millions of years, but the salamanders are threatened by poor water quality and populations have ...

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Wildlife after Helene:'Drastically different': How Helene upended ecology and habitat of Western North Carolina In WNC, conservation groups have long advocated for the eastern hellbender to be ...