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salamander

Conservation group sues federal agency to protect salamander

By Derek Parham, WKU Public Radio

February 10, 2026

A slender, purplish-brown salamander with two rows of yellow spots along its back stands on a bed of vibrant green moss.

The Center for Biological Diversity is suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to decide whether to protect an imperiled salamander found in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, center for biological diversity, salamander, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

NashVillager Podcast: Hellbenders and Topminnows

By Nina Cardona

July 10, 2024

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What native species need protection in Tennessee? Plus the local news for July 10, 2024.

Filed Under: Environment, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: conservation, salamander, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, wildlife

Nashville Zoo Breeds Rare Amphibian

By Nina Cardona

November 27, 2012

The Nashville Zoo today announced a zoological victory: they’ve managed to successfully breed one of the world’s largest species of salamander. Two Eastern Hellbenders were hatched from eggs fertilized in the zoo’s lab.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: amphibian, captive breeding, Eastern Hellbender, Nashville Zoo, salamander, zoology

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