Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 2—An extra-small chipmunk found in southern New Mexico mountains will gain endangered species status and a critical habitat ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday that it plans to declare seven species of pangolin endangered, a move meant to stiffen penalties for those who poach and smuggle what are often ...

The tallest animal in the world is in trouble.Giraffe populations are declining at such an alarming rate — from habitat loss, poaching, urbanization and climate change-fueled drought — that U.S.

"The Endangered Species List has become like the Hotel California: Once a species enters, they never leave," Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum wrote Cover Images via AP Images; Getty ...

Three giraffe subspecies should be added to the endangered species list, U.S. officials said Wednesday, as their populations continue a yearslong trend of decline. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

Scientists have cloned an endangered US animal for the first time, creating a black-footed ferret named Elizabeth Ann from the frozen cells of an ancestor in a landmark achievement that boosts ...

A giant salamander called the "hellbender" is on its way to becoming an endangered species. It needs very clean water to survive and that's getting harder to find. The giant salamander called the ...