endangered species

They have quirky names and are often mistaken for stones, but freshwater mussels are very much alive and perform critical ecological functions in rive...

The Biden administration asked a federal judge to reinstate a Trump-era rule that removed Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf. In an ...

NEW YORK (TNS) — It’s routine practice for government officials to kill animals deemed invasive or destructive. For the most part, Americans accept th...

A species is facing hard times when an upgrade in status brings it only up to the “endangered” level. But that’s been the fate of the common tern in P...

Monarch butterfly, get in line. Federal officials have acknowledged that the once ubiquitous orange-and-black visitor to backyards and gardens is a ca...

SAVING BIRDS: “Birds hitting windows is one of the leading causes of bird deaths in the United States,” according to the American Bird Conservancy. “I...