endangered species Archives

Judge Throws out Trump-Era Rollbacks on Endangered Species

A federal judge threw out a host of actions by the Trump administration to roll...

Spain Probes Private Taxidermy Museum with 1,000 Animals

The collection would fetch 29 million euros ($31.5 million) on the black market.

Wildlife Agencies to Cancel Trump Endangered Species Rules

President Joe Biden's administration announced that it will cancel two environmental rollbacks under former President...

US Says Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, 22 Other Species Extinct

It’s a rare move for wildlife officials to give up hope on a plant or...

Baby Penguins Hatched at San Diego Zoo

African penguins are an endangered species.

US Plans to Lift Protections for Gray Wolves

They received endangered species protections in 1975, when there were about 1,000 left, only in...

Is the Shoebill Stork a Real Animal?

Images and videos of the shoebill stork, a large African bird, are often met with...

Scientists Spot Rare, Endangered Whales in the Bering Sea

One of the North Pacific right whales had not been seen in a decade.

Were Bees Added to the Endangered Species List?

After seven species of yellow-faced bees were added to the endangered species list in October...