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Salamander Stops Construction | Columbus News
A massive, endangered eastern hellbender—nicknamed the “snot otter”—strolled into an Ohio road construction zone, forcing crews to halt work for two days. Experts from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources safely captured the giant salamander and transported it to the Columbus Zoo, part of a long-term conservation effort that’s already released over 2,000 hellbenders into wild streams. Thanks to these efforts, zoo-raised hellbenders are now reproducing in the wild—making them a vital indicator of clean, healthy waterways. This unexpected pause in construction became a powerful reminder of…
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