The Eastern hellbender, North America's largest salamander and Pennsylvania's state amphibian, is one step closer to receiving federal protection. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing ...

Pauletta led the effort by high school students in 2016 to have North America’s largest salamander designated as Pennsylvania’s official state amphibian. Gov. Tom Wolf signed the bill on April ...

The hellbender demonstrates the importance of clean water and healthy aquatic ecosystems,” said Anna Pauletta, of ...