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For Immediate Release, March 8, 2021 Contact: Missouri Population of Eastern Hellbenders Granted Endangered Species Protection North America’s Largest Salamanders Remain Critically Threatened In Other States WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today designated the Missouri distinct population of the eastern hellbender salamander as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act. “While we’re happy to see the Missouri population of eastern hellbenders receive protection, the Service should have listed the species throughout its range,” said Br...

The quest to gain protected status for the salamander that is Pennsylvania’s official state amphibian has been a lengthy journey, beginning in April 2010 when the center first petitioned the service to add the hellbender to the endangered species list.  “It’s, unfortunately, not uncommon for petitions … to not result in the protection of species for a decade,” said Brian Segee, who, as the center’s senior attorney, serves as the hellbender’s legal counsel. “Many species have gone extinct while waiting for action.”  The hellbender – so named, it is said, by early Amer...

For Immediate Release, March 4, 2021 Contact: Maia Raposo, Waterkeeper Alliance, (917) 740-6545, mraposo@waterkeeper.org Lawsuit Launched to Overturn Denial of Endangered Species Protection for Eastern Hellbenders North America’s Largest Salamander Threatened by River Pollution From New York to Missouri NEW YORK— Conservation groups filed a formal notice of intent today to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over its decision in April 2019 to deny Endangered Species Act protection to eastern hellbenders. These river-dwelling salamanders can grow longer than 2 ...

The Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the Earth filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing the Trump administration of failing to protect endangered whales...

Center for Biological Diversity: Feds Failed to Study Mandatory Speed Limits, Update Biological Opinions