Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Officials called the hatching a historic achievement in conservation for the endangered species. ST. LOUIS, MO — The Saint Louis ...

Some animals appear so bizarre it is hard to believe they are real. Narwhals, the toothed Arctic whale seems more magical than factual. Pangolins, with their armored plates seem like they evolved from ...

WATAUGA COUNTY, N.C.—Ben Dalton broke the glassy surface of the Watauga River, spit out his mouthpiece and gasped for breath. All morning, Dalton, a state wildlife biologist, and two other snorkelers ...

From the hellbenders that make their homes beneath rocks in streams to Missouri's only venomous mammal, the vole, there are so many unique critters in the Show-Me State. Let's take a look at some of ...

The Farmers Helping Hellbenders program is accepting applications for the second round of its Indiana Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) project.

The gigantic, slimy salamanders known as hellbenders, once the apex predators of many freshwater streams, have been in decline for decades, their population constantly shrinking. No one knew why.

A new University of Kentucky study used environmental DNA (eDNA) to search 90 sites across 73 rivers for Eastern hellbenders—large, secretive salamanders nicknamed "snot otters" and "lasagna lizards" ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. In a significant step for conservation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

It's a good time for snot otters. Since conservation efforts began in 2008 to reintroduce Ozark and eastern hellbenders, 10,000 have now been released to the wild as of this month, conservation ...

For young hellbenders, choosing the right home is more than a major life decision. Their survival can depend on it. For young hellbenders, choosing the right home is more than a major life decision.

Connecting kids and animals, strengthening families, and inspiring people to care. That’s the mission statement of the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo. Part of that mission involves conservation, which is ...