"A clear testament to the increasing numbers of this rare species." Locals spot rare birds nesting in unexpected location: 'I ...

Thousands of birds flying south for the winter stop off in Nigeria’s Hadejia Wetlands National Park. Researchers mapped the park, uncovering hundreds of species.

The No. 1 reason species were listed for protection under the Endangered Species Act has been the loss or degradation of habitat, far more than the overuse, or direct killing, of animals. The ...

Only five percent of the continental U.S. consists of wetlands, “yet they are home to nearly one-third of all of our plant species,” and to over a third of rare and endangered plant and animal ...

Cranes are large omnivorous birds known for their vocalizations and for performing elaborate mating dances. There are 15 ...

The endangered species designation takes effect July 11. The Arizona eryngo is a member of the carrot family that can grow to 5 feet tall and live for up to 10 years.

Colossal’s functional species concept is anathema to the Endangered Species Act. It shrinks the value of a species down to the way it looks or the way it functions.

The Endangered Species Act protects over 2,000 U.S. and foreign species. Conservation and environmental groups say habitat loss from climate change is just one reason the act is especially ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing added protections for seven species of pangolin under the Endangered Species Act. The pangolin is a small, nocturnal mammal covered in scales.

Seven species of pangolin could soon be federally protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, an animal which officials have called "the world’s most heavily trafficked mammal." In an ...

U.S. officials proposed Monday to protect the pangolin, a small, nocturnal mammal covered in scales, under the Endangered Species Act. The pangolin is “the most trafficked mammal in the world ...