The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced earlier this year that it would consider protecting the Hickory Nut Gorge green ...

Scuba diving scientists are scouring riverbeds for the elusive, endangered hellbender – also known as the snot otter, or ...

North Carolina. These salamanders are often called "Allegheny alligators," "snot otters" and even "devil dogs", but aren’t ...

Scientists knew that red-backed salamanders were abundant in eastern North America, but a recent study found their densities and biomass across the region were much higher than expected. The study ...

In the heart of downtown Boone, an eye-catching new mural was recently unveiled representing the High Country’s very own ...

Sirens deserve to be recognized for their amazing biological characteristics, fun facts, and importance in common wet ...

Two recent amphibian-focused studies shed light on the ecological importance of red-backed salamanders, while confirming that proactive measures would prevent costly impacts from a wildlife disease ...

Natural closeup on a bright red Western redback salamander, Plethodon vehiculum sitting on the ground.(Getty Images/Wirestock) Fourth grade students from Powell Elementary School testified ...

Further examination revealed that salamanders, large newt-like amphibians, belonging to four different species, occasionally occurred in the springs, and though a first examination showed that ...

These salamanders are often called "Allegheny alligators," "snot otters" and even "devil dogs", but aren’t harmful to humans. Image 1 of 2 Photo of an eastern hellbender (NC Wildlife ...

Scientists knew that red-backed salamanders were abundant in eastern North America, but a recent study found their densities and biomass across the region were much higher than expected. The study ...