Saving the snot otter: How scientists are working to bring the hellbender to safety PRESS REVIEW - Monday, September 9: The Paris Olympics have come to a close and it's not quite national mourning, but it's a teary goodbye for the host nation. In other news, as Georgia prepares for parliamentary elections in late October, are voters choosing between Russia and the EU? And, finally, Scientists in North Carolina are on a mission to save the hellbender – a giant salamander that lives only in the cleanest of freshwater.