But by 1681, they were wiped off the map. The dodo bird was pushed to extinction by deforestation, overhunting and the destruction of their nests by animals that the Dutch brought to the island.

News; US News; Animals; Full list of extinct animals scientists are bringing back after dire wolf return A ground-breaking science firm that brought back the dire wolf revealed its extraordinary ...

The species, including birds, mussels and a bat, have been moved off the threatened and endangered list. They join 650 other species that have gone extinct in the U.S.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared 21 species extinct on Monday, nearly doubling the number of species delisted under the Endangered Species Act due to their eradication. The list, which ...

Nearly two dozen endangered species are now classified as extinct by the Fish and Wildlife Service in the latest conservation "wake-up call." The agency announced that 21 species will be delisted ...

According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, there are over 1,300 species listed as endangered or threatened to become extinct in the U.S. under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

In honor of National Endangered Species Day, take a look at some of the creatures that can be found in the U.S., both on land and sea, and learn some interesting facts along the way.

It’s classed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List, with recent monitoring data estimating that just 454 adult wolves in 99 packs remain across an area of 2,700 square kilometers (1,042 ...

Not yet extinct, but getting there: experts estimate only 10 of this endangered species remain. Here's a list of the top 10 rarest animals on earth.

For many people across the U.S., fireflies (or lightning bugs, depending on where you live) are one of the most cherished insects, with their beautiful flickering light displays on summer evenings.

The bald eagle and the osprey were removed from New Jersey’s list of endangered species on Monday, an action reflecting more than four decades of conservation work by biologists and volunteers ...

Scientists have shocked the world by bringing back the extinct dire wolf species which disappeared from our planet more than 10,000 years ago, but the remarkable genetic engineering company behind ...