On March 16, 2026, the Department of the Interior announced a rare meeting of the Endangered Species Committee (ESC or ...

So many humans live on Earth, it’s hard to imagine there are animals we haven’t seen for years, decades, or even millions of ...

Having failed to meet a deadline and getting sued for it, a federal agency Wednesday agreed to decide whether to list a rare Nevada toad as a threatened or endangered species within the next two ...

What is the Endangered Species Act, and why am I hearing more about it now? The Endangered Species Act (ESA) was passed by Congress in 1973 to protect species classified as endangered and their ...

While conservation efforts have bolstered the populations of many species considered to be threatened in 2025, many animal and plant species continue to dwindle in number, with some even going extinct ...

Until now, scientists have only known about the animals from fossils. But they suspected the creatures might still be alive, because the remote, difficult-to-navigate region where the fossils were ...

For the first time, Colossal BioSciences unveiled its Dallas labs where it is spending millions of dollars researching how to ...

Fiona Pardington hopes an exhibition of her images of New Zealand’s extinct and endangered birds will encourage debate, as the nation weighs its environmental responsibilities.

Environmentalist and conservationist organizations are lambasting the Trump administration for considering circumventing the Endangered Species Act to clear a pathway for increased offshore oil and ...

If you spend much time watching online videos depicting releases of rescued wildlife, you’ll find that most people are ...

Human beings have been at the center of ecological change on Earth for thousands of years. But as history shows, no species lasts forever.