Continued calls to protect hellbender

The aftermath of Hurricane Helene’s devastation across the mountains of western North Carolina last fall presents an ongoing ecological challenge with ties back to Pennsylvania. The environmental issues facing the eastern hellbender are thrust back into the spotlight, which should in no way take away from the ongoing relief... read full story

"The hellbender needs clean water to survive and despite it being in our waterways for a long time, there is much we don't know about the species that will help us better support its survival."