Learn what the Endangered Species Act does, how it protects wildlife in the US and abroad, and why proposed changes could ...

While growing up in California in the 1980s, Winifred Frick never saw a condor in the wild. The population of North America’s largest bird, Gymnogyps californianus, had dwindled to nearly zero by 1987 ...

The Trump administration moved on Wednesday to roll back Biden-era protections for endangered species and their habitats. The Interior Department’s Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA’s National Marine ...

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 ...

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 ...

Two Grey wolf share a tender moment together in Yellowstone National Park. Contributor Climate change, it turns out, is not the first time humanity has re‑made the Earth. Or resorted to a Hail Mary to ...

The Trump administration moved Wednesday to weaken the popular Endangered Species Act in an attempt to restore changes made during the president’s first term that were later blocked by a federal judge ...

Four proposed rules could make it easier to drill for oil or harvest timber in areas where endangered species live. By Maxine Joselow and Catrin Einhorn Maxine Joselow reported from Washington and ...

The Trump administration is proposing to significantly limit the Endangered Species Act's power to preserve crucial habitats by changing the definition of one word: harm. On Wednesday, the ...

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 regulations from the ...