LEWIS COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — More hellbenders have been let loose in Middle Tennessee.
In what’s become an annual tradition, the Nashville Zoo and their partners, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and Tennessee State University, released more of the giant salamanders into the Duck River watershed on Tuesday.
It’s an all-day, full-team effort, but Tennessee now has 11 more hellbenders in its waterways, with six more joining them on Wednesday.
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In 2024, the group brought 27 hellbenders into river streams. They’ve now released over 100 in total…