The Latest Breaking News from Endangered Species

The Fish and Wildlife Service inexplicably removes a species from its tally of species "delisted" under the Endangered Species Act.

Scientists and conservationists express concerns over the introduction of common carp into river ecosystems in the Nilgiris, fearing catastrophic consequences for endangered species and local ecology.

Gray wolves were reintroduced to Colorado in December 2023, the latest attempt in a decadeslong effort to build up wolf populations in the Rocky Mountain states. SciLine interviewed Joanna Lambert, professor of wildlife ecology and director of the American Canid Project at the University of Colorado Boulder, who discussed how…

The premier says NSW's forestry industry can't remain static and change is coming after environmentalists lost a court battle over forest protections.

Since passage of the Endangered Species Act 50 years ago, more than 1,700 plants, mammals, fish, insects and other species in the U.S. have been listed as threatened or endangered with extinction

Hawaii hardest hit by loss of eight birds, with an Ohio catfish, a Pacific fruit bat and eight freshwater mussels also disappearing

Claims of the Act's success at recovering imperiled species are vastly overstated, especially on private land.

Discover the untold stories of the maverick biologists at the Office of Endangered Species who fought to save America's wildlife against all odds.

On Dec. 28, 1973, President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act

The world has evolved dramatically in the 50 years since the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was passed in December 1973. Two Ohio State University academics were among a group of experts invited by the journal Science to explore how the ESA has evolved and what its future may hold. Read…

Environmental historian Lowell Baier explains why saving the environment was once a bipartisan effort