Gabe Finger and some friends found a potentially new salamander species after the centuries-old Mill Pond dam collapsed in ...
The big-headed, brown spotted, two-foot-long salamanders twisted and turned in their 2,500-gallon tanks, performing for the audience. At full size, the animals can grow to 5 feet long and weigh up ...
"We are trying with the project to preserve and protect the long leaf pine ecosystem and preserve the habitat-specific good for the salamander." The reticulated flatwoods salamander once thrived ...
This story ran in the April 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. More than 20 million years ago a salamander hatchling less than three-quarters of an inch long met a traumatic end.
Earlier this year, partner organizations released 50 federally endangered reticulated flatwood salamanders on privately owned land in Pace.
The rare salamanders are only found in a handful of east Tennessee caves. “This agreement is an important step toward securing long-overdue protections for the Berry Cave salamander and correcting a ...