Pangolins — the scaly, shy mammals often compared to walking pinecones — have finally gained full recognition under U.S. endangered species law. In a move hailed by conservationists, the U.S. Fish and ...

Wisconsin will hold a limited hunting season this fall for sharp-tailed grouse, according to the Department of Natural ...

In Washington over the last few years,” he said on June 29, “it’s become increasingly evident that leaders who are willing to ...

Retired state Department of Environmental Conservation wildlife biologist Al Hicks worked in the endangered species unit ...

The West is filled with land that helps to preserve vital wildlife habitats, according to conservation groups and ecologists.

America's national bird is doing great. The government's proposed cuts to nature protections could put that at risk.

Truck traffic, blazing lights, sewage: 55 years later, Alligator Alcatraz steamrolls Marjory Stoneman Douglas-led effort to ...

Size: 3–6 feet Range: Central and western North America, extending from southern Canada through the U.S. and into northern Mexico. Diet: Insects, lizards, small mammals, and birds.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing added protections for seven species of pangolin under the Endangered Species ...

An endangered-species bird called the piping plover is nesting at Webster State Park near Stockton in Rooks County in north-central Kansas, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks said May 23 ...

There are now more than 3,000 pairs of peregrine falcons in North America — a number unthinkable to me in 1975, when so few individuals remained. Today we can still witness the inspirational ...

There were fewer than a dozen confirmed births of North Atlantic right whales this season, the fewest since 2020. The species' population is around 370.