Giant salamanders remain some of the most extraordinary freshwater creatures on the planet, often compared to mythical river ...

Wildlife overpasses reduce road mortality for large species, but could they work for small ones like amphibians? A town in ...

Species conservation succeeds only when it strengthens whole ecosystems. Focusing on a single animal can harm the broader web ...

Join a wild, rain-soaked mushroom foraging adventure in Sonoma County with expert guide Steve Conwell, witch’s butter, chanterelles, and forest magic included.

Releasing Chinese giant salamanders back into the wild sounds like a good idea, but it's causing problems for the salamanders ...

Conservation programs are often too focused on a single charismatic species, Hai-Tao Shi at Hainan Normal University in China ...

"It's one of those things where all newts are salamanders, but all salamanders aren't newts," Nick Burgmeier, a research ...

There’s a magical moment that happens when you first drive into Middleburg, Virginia – your shoulders drop, your grip on the steering wheel loosens, and you can practically feel your blood pressure ...

A “Water Dog” release in Ohio. Credit : Grahm S. Jones, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium This summer in eastern Ohio, more than 100 giant salamanders were released into local streams. The animals, called ...

Sarah Tomke taking a picture of an Eastern hellbender. Credit: Steven Price. Deep in Kentucky’s rivers lives one of North America’s most mysterious creatures—the Eastern hellbender. Growing up to two ...

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is helping to grow the population of the endangered eastern hellbender salamander. Hellbenders, North America's largest amphibian, are an indicator of good water quality ...

Dominican nuns at a monastery in Mexico have become unlikely conservation heroes, maintaining the world’s largest captive population of critically endangered achoque salamanders, which number fewer ...