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A new lawsuit alleges the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is failing to protect salamander mussels, a small but mighty freshwater species whose populations in Kentucky streams are threatened by ...

In this Oct. 17, 2019, photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a pile of recently dead freshwater mussels are piled along the shore of the Clinch River near Wallen Bend, Tenn. While ...

(FOX 2) - Hidden beneath the rocky shoreline along Belle Isle are slimy salamanders sporting purple gills and a shy persona. Mudpuppies are fully aquatic amphibians and one of the best measuring ...

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist's weekly newsletter. Andy Hill keeps a wetsuit and snorkel in his car at all times. Sometimes, when he's driving around Watauga County, ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between BPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Andy Hill keeps a wetsuit and snorkel in his car at all times. Sometimes, when ...

While tromping around chilly places in Ontario, Canada during the winter, the last creature you might expect to see is a salamander. Like other amphibians, salamanders’ body temperatures vary with ...

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For the first time in nearly 120 years, researchers confirmed the presence of live individuals of the state-endangered salamander mussel in Illinois, marking a major biodiversity milestone for the ...

Where are Indiana County mudpuppies hiding out? The mudpuppy is a salamander that is aquatic its entire life with a slender brown-to-gray body and irregular spots and feathery gills protruding behind ...

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