This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (WGHP) — Officials with the North Carolina ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is asking lakeshore owners and citizens to report any mudpuppy salamanders they see, especially die-offs on rivers and lakes. A die-off is defined as five ...

Mudpuppies, slime dogs or snot otters: Despite the quirky nicknames, salamanders living in the Detroit River can be a useful indicator of water quality. Experts at Mudpuppypalooza, an event Sunday at ...

Mudpuppies and hellbenders — two species of “giant salamanders” found in Western North Carolina — shouldn’t be approached. But they should be reported, officials say. That’s because the North Carolina ...

Press release from N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission: RALEIGH, N.C. (March 3, 2023) – Wildlife biologists at the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission are asking the public, particularly anglers as ...

Nevin Welte pulling up traps. Freshwater mussels once numbered in the millions in the Ohio River. But the industrialization of Pittsburgh’s rivers — coal mines, steel mills and dams — harmed many ...

A study is underway to learn more about a slimy creature that lives in some of the state’s waterways. Iowa DNR fisheries technician, Kevin Hanson, has been running his flat-bottomed boat along the ...

Jan. 30—SOUTH CHARLESTON — In an effort to learn more about the distribution of hellbenders and mudpuppies, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has launched a citizen science project to ...

Seen any mudpuppies lately? No, not the family dog with dirty paws, but the other, slithery, aquatic, kind? Biologists with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission are asking the public, especially ...

Despite their modest name, slimy skin and reclusive nature, mudpuppies are significant in Wolf Lake, according to a scientist. “They are really special,” Dr. Philip Willink said. He has overseen ...

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is asking the public to report hellbender and mudpuppy sightings. Todd Pierson and Lori Williams/NCWRC Mudpuppies and hellbenders — two species of “giant ...