The Endangered Species Act (ESA) provides a framework to protect and recover species at risk of extinction, both domestically and abroad. Enacted in 1973, it has been credited with saving 99 percent ...

Monterey state park officials are asking the public to stay clear of closed areas and other tips to protect the Western Snowy ...

Twenty-two new plants and animals were added to the state’s endangered species list last year, bringing the total to 453 native animals and plants protected under the Massachusetts Endangered ...

U.S. officials moved Tuesday to protect the monarch, an iconic orange-and-black butterfly famous for its marathon migration across North America, under the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish ...

London Zoo is celebrating the birth of 33 Darwin’s frogs, following the zoo’s urgent mission to rescue the critically endangered species from the brink of extinction. An adult and a young ...

Habitat loss is the biggest threat to endangered species in Massachusetts, according to wildlife experts. A new interactive map allows residents to see which threatened or endangered species might ...

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today removed the snail darter from the endangered species list because the fish has recovered. Thanks to collaborative conservation efforts since it was ...

In June, a committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced that long-tailed macaques (LTMs) will continue to be classified as “endangered” on the IUCN Red List of ...

“Thankfully, protection under the Endangered Species Act gives Santa’s famous helpers a much-needed lifeline.” The Service originally proposed listing Dolphin and Union caribou as only threatened.