RESTRICTIONS ARE IN PLACE UNTIL FRIDAY. IT’S TEMPTING TO PICK OUT AN EXOTIC CREATURE FROM A PET STORE. IT SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY HARMLESS PURCHASE, RIGHT? YEAH, BUT THOSE PETS CAN OFTEN CARRY DISEASES ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — In East Tennessee, there are cows resting and homes swallowed by greenery. Salamanders like Henry are out there too, but Henry lives in a lab at the Center for Wildlife Health.

Two recent amphibian-focused studies shed light on the ecological importance of red-backed salamanders, while confirming that proactive measures would prevent costly impacts from a wildlife disease ...

FLORIDA PANHANDLE - In April, biologists released their 1,204th federally-listed threatened frosted flatwoods salamander larva (like a tadpole) into a restored Florida Panhandle wetland to help fend ...