Greg Stein

Today, Tennessee is one of the most biodiverse states in the nation. Currently there are more than 325 species of fish, 89 mammals, 61 reptiles, 70 amphibians, and 340+ birds known to inhabit or migrate through Tennessee. The number of invertebrate species, many of which are endemic to Tennessee, is equally impressive with 256 land […]

Perhaps no other species in Tennessee is more emblematic of the widespread, interacting, and complex mix of threats. posed by society to healthy aquatic systems than the Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis). Picturesquely dubbed “The Last Dragons” in a 2014 film produced by Freshwaters Illustrated and the U.S. Forest Service, this giant salamander subspecies was