(WKRN) — Six types of mussels that used to be found in various streams and rivers that run through Tennessee ... a small Cumberlandian-type mussel that was reported from the Ozarks. The species ...

the small freshwater fish made famous by Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill, is no longer in danger of becoming endangered and has been removed from the list of "threatened" species under the ...

The large freshwater salamanders have ... was considered to be in North Carolina and Tennessee, the area devastated by Helene. The Endangered Species Act prohibits the “take” of species ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday announced it's proposing protections for a rare freshwater mussel historically found in 10 states. The at-risk green floater is a small freshwater ...

They’re small, bright, and fighting to survive. The Laurel Dace, a striking freshwater fish found only in a few streams atop the Cumberland Plateau, is one of the most endangered fish species in ...

KODAK, Tenn. (WATE) — A new festival is coming to East Tennessee to celebrate one of the biggest supporters of river habitat health. Tennessee River Watershed Mussel Fest is set for May 17 from ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) proposed protections for eastern hellbender salamanders under the Endangered Species Act ... bottom of most East Tennessee freshwater streams but ...

"The snail darter is the fifth fish species delisted due to ... the Service found this small freshwater fish -- native to the Tennessee River watershed in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and ...