A new study finds thousands of imperiled plants and animals meet Endangered Species Act criteria yet remain unlisted.

The new listing makes it illegal to harm the animals without a special permit. California officials fight developers and ...

Not all animals have the name recognition of a T. rex or a dodo. However, plenty of well-known animals have vanished from the ...

The Endangered Species Act, however, goes way beyond. The act also protects animals of growing rarity the average person never heard of, birds people know little about, and plants with names they ...

WASHINGTON— In a legal victory for the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has agreed to reevaluate Endangered Species Act protections for brook floaters. These ...

Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the International Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ...

This list covers 14 of those animals, some you’d expect and others that might surprise you. From familiar symbols of American wildlife to lesser-known species clinging to survival, these animals are ...

Breakthrough legislation in Maryland has resulted in more protection for local animals, according to Humane World for Animals. Maryland's state legislative session in early 2025 ended in April with ...

The Center and allies first filed a legal petition seeking Endangered Species Act protection for eastern hellbenders in 2010. After a decade of delay and two lawsuits to enforce listing deadlines, in ...

America is barreling towards authoritarianism at such a breakneck pace that it should alarm every single one of us. But instead of meeting this moment with courage and integrity, the corporate media ...