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Eastern hellbenders are indicators of good water quality.
September 11, 2023 | 6:00 AM

State amphibian may get another shot at federal protections

Forty percent of known hellbender populations have died out and more are shrinking.

By Rachel McDevitt
This map displays richness of at-risk species outside of existing protected areas using modeled distributions for 2,216 of the most imperiled plants and animals in the United States. Brighter colors indicate where land and water protection will most benefit the least protected yet most threatened biodiversity in our nation.
April 21, 2022 | 7:57 AM

New study takes close look at where to protect at-risk species

Rare species in Pennsylvania include six types of federally endangered freshwater mussels found in the Allegheny and Delaware rivers.

By Rachel McDevitt