by
                                            
                                              Kat Diersen
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
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                                              Mar 29, 2023
                                            
                                            
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                                                last modified
                                              
                                              Nov 03, 2023 09:34 PM
                                            
                                        
                                        
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                                            Hellbender,
                                          
                                          
                                            Indicator species,
                                          
                                          
                                            News & Events,
                                          
                                          
                                            Eastern Hellbender Additional Resources,
                                          
                                          
                                            Additional Resources,
                                          
                                          
                                            WLFW,
                                          
                                          
                                            East Palestine,
                                          
                                          
                                            Aquatics,
                                          
                                          
                                            News,
                                          
                                          
                                            Ohio,
                                          
                                          
                                            Resources,
                                          
                                          
                                            train derailment
                                          
                                        
                                      
                                      Ohio authorities have called the recent capture and release of two hellbenders downstream from the site of a train derailment and toxic chemical spill a 'positive discovery,' because hellbenders are an indicator of a healthy aquatic ecosystem, but the reality is more complicated.
                                      
                                          
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