Last month in July 2026, revisions were made to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) that are coming into effect across the U.S.

From bald eagles to grizzly bears, many iconic American species at risk of extinction have bounced back thanks to the Endangered Species Act, commonly known as the ESA. But the ac ...

Explore 25 of the rarest animals in the world, from the vaquita to the Amur leopard. Learn about their critical status, why ...

Production of this article included the use of AI. It was reviewed and edited by a team of content specialists. A young northern hairy-nosed wombat - one of just 400 left on Earth - was spotted ...

For world pangolin day, learn more about how genetic researchers helped pinpoint a hidden lineage of the critically endangered mammals Kaleela Thompson Native to parts of Africa and Asia, pangolins ...

Trump says he is rolling back protections for endangered species - President Donald Trump claims ‘Radical Climate Activists’ ...

The Atlantic Sturgeon is an endangered species of fish with deep roots in Maryland — the fish was targeted by early settlers along the Chesapeake Bay and has connections with the Indigenous community.

Leonardo DiCaprio's Re:wild and the Bezos Earth Fund have launched the Phoenix Species Project, an initiative dedicated to ...

Change allows habitat destruction and has drawn a federal lawsuit and consternation from state officials as well as concerns ...

In response to recent vague pronouncements of “reasons of national security” by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, a committee of President Donald Trump’s political appointees took the extraordinary ...

The Dixie Valley toad’s only known habitat is a 760-acre wetland fed by hot springs in a remote part of Churchill County, ...