Eastern Hellbender is the largest salamander in North America. Unfortunately, in the past 3 decades their species has declined 82%. This huge decline was due to the of their habitats, the production of dams, and pollution. The problem for the species isn't the ability for the adults to survive; it is the difficulty of the larvae to mature into adulthood. However, 255 of the of the adult salamanders will be released into streams in Ohio, in hopes to restore their population. The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium are making it their mission to attempt to restore the Hellbender population by hopefully releasing these salamanders into the wild annually.
Their first release is supposed to begin in the second week of August.
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