Besides gutting environmental regulations the Trump administration has slowed or stopped updating the endangered species list. The Hellbender suffers for this as its habitats are wrecked and the water gets warmer; though its name is everywhere in Appalachia it risks vanishing entirely. #environment
https://grist.org/culture/appalachias-iconic-salamander-was-slated-for-federal-protection-its-still-in-limbo/
Appalachia’s iconic salamander was slated for federal protection. It’s still in limbo.

As climate change remakes the mountains, the fight to save Appalachia's iconic hellbender salamander is becoming a fight for home.

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