/tags/eastern-hellbenders Eastern hellbenders en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Mon, 03 Jan 2022 13:16:46 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-01-03/baby-snot-otters-hatch-at-the-st-louis-zoo-in-hopes-of-saving-the-species Hellbenders once thrived in cold, fast-moving Missouri streams, but their populations have plummeted since the 1980s. Mon, 03 Jan 2022 13:16:46 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-01-03/baby-snot-otters-hatch-at-the-st-louis-zoo-in-hopes-of-saving-the-species Shahla Farzan /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-12-02/how-a-conservation-project-has-saved-missouris-hellbenders-for-another-generation Missouri’s population of hellbenders is in trouble. These aquatic salamanders have seen a 70% population decline in the state over the past four decades. Scientists now fear local extinction. We discuss a local effort to bring the hellbender back from the brink. Wed, 02 Dec 2020 22:30:12 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-12-02/how-a-conservation-project-has-saved-missouris-hellbenders-for-another-generation Emily Woodbury /health-science-environment/2019-10-03/endangered-species-find-a-peaceful-home-on-land-used-to-train-for-war Fort Leonard Wood is home to more than 6,000 soldiers and at least three endangered species.Those animals and two more that are threatened are protected… Thu, 03 Oct 2019 10:35:08 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-10-03/endangered-species-find-a-peaceful-home-on-land-used-to-train-for-war Jonathan Ahl /health-science-environment/2019-04-04/missouris-eastern-hellbender-salamanders-could-get-federal-protection Eastern hellbender salamanders, which have been declining all over the U.S. for decades, are doing so poorly in Missouri that they may receive federal… Thu, 04 Apr 2019 10:05:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-04-04/missouris-eastern-hellbender-salamanders-could-get-federal-protection Eli Chen