Hellbender conservation, research, and outreach.
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12 Feb 2020
Check out this great podcast by All Creatures all about Hellbenders! allcreaturespod.com/episodes…
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9 Feb 2020
Furry otters may win the popular vote, but our snot otters can't be counted out at this year's #AquademyAwards. "Hellbender or High Water" deserves attention in the Best Animottered Feature category.
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11 Jan 2020
Larval hellbenders eating some tasty blackworms. These guys hatched last year!
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HelpTheHellbender retweeted
10 Jan 2020
Today is a feeding day for our Hellbenders! In summer they get live crayfish, but in the winter we're forced to feed them frozen food. This is one of our 2015's enjoying lake smelt!
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HelpTheHellbender retweeted
7 Jan 2020
We are moving larval hellbender today into our rearing system 💙
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8 Jan 2020
Working on our #hellbender juvenile huts! We are going to test if juveniles in our 30ft raceway will use them as hides or not.
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HelpTheHellbender retweeted
8 Jan 2020
Another shot of us moving the larvae today. They are being moved out of the tanks they were hatched in to go into our blue tanks!
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8 Jan 2020
How awesome are these?! We are currently working on creating juvenile #hellbender huts ato test if they will use them as shelter or not in our 30ft raceway system. We hopefully would deploy them into the Blue River if they use the huts!
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7 Jan 2020
Hellbender larvae really love cuddling! Once they're adults, they will become territorial and aggressive.
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HelpTheHellbender retweeted
26 Nov 2019
Here's a video created by the @INFishWildlife of our Hellbender release in July.
They were 6 years old and were collected as eggs from the same river they were released into (Blue), good luck little ones!
@PurdueAg @PurdueFNR
Cred: Brent Drinkut
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HelpTheHellbender retweeted
15 Nov 2019
Day in the life of a #hellbender dad: guard eggs, but occasionally snack on your own offspring
HBs are declining across their US range, and learning about their reproductive ecology seems to be key
Video: artificial nest box in a Western PA stream
@ohiouResearch @WildlifeMag
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HelpTheHellbender retweeted
2 Dec 2019
They grow up so fast! Hellbender larvae collected in WV just 2 months ago (left) are using their teeny limbs to motor around now! They will be reared at the Wilds until they are large enough to be released back to their native stream (~3 years).
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HelpTheHellbender retweeted
22 Dec 2019
Did you know the hellbender is the largest aquatic salamander in N. America? On average, it reaches lengths of ~2 ft (61 cm)! Its appearance is unmistakable: it has a flattened head, body, & tail—& let’s not forget the copious amounts of slime that covers its body. [📸: @USDA]
ALT A hellbender rests on a boulder in the left corner of the frame. Its mouth is open and it has brown, wrinkly-looking skin. Behind it is a flowing stream and the water appears to be crashing up against the boulder it is sitting on.
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HelpTheHellbender retweeted
3 Jan 2020
Have you ever held a snot otter? Proud of our alumnae Emma Stone leading the effort to make the Eastern Hellbender the PA state amphibian. #LoveMU
3 Jan 2020
Did you know Pennsylvania now has an official state amphibian?
Mansfield University geosciences major Emma Stone played a big role in making the Eastern Hellbender the PA state amphibian in April.
Read more: atlasobscura.com/articles/te…
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7 Jan 2020
This is awesome!
3 Jan 2020
Did you know Pennsylvania now has an official state amphibian?
Mansfield University geosciences major Emma Stone played a big role in making the Eastern Hellbender the PA state amphibian in April.
Read more: atlasobscura.com/articles/te…
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