Threats from deforestation, pollution, hunting, and climate change are contributing to the extinction of endangered species.
New research identifies 10,443 critically endangered species worldwide, with effective protection strategies available if funding and political will follow. More than 1,500 species, or 15% of the ...
USFW Biologist Darek Elverud holds a rare Razorback Sucker that his crew momentarily took from the river to gather information during an outing on the Colorado River on Aug. 16, 2016 in Grand Junction ...
BILLINGS, Mont. — President Trump's administration moved Wednesday to roll back protections for imperiled species and the places they live, reviving a suite of changes to Endangered Species Act ...
A monarch butterfly lands on a zinia at Verrill Farm on September 26, 2025. Editorial Fellow From animals as small as American bumble bees and monarch butterflies to those as large as manatees, bison, ...
Every five years, a small group of biologists and environmentalists assemble in a large corner office in Springfield with long glass windows. Inside that room, they weigh in on the fate of every ...
When it passed Congress in 1973, the measure was so uncontroversial not a single House member spoke against it. But the landmark law has become a political flashpoint. The Endangered Species Act came ...
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