The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to designate 760,071 acres of critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act for the foothill yellow-legged frog. The areas to be protected lie ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today denied petitions to remove Endangered Species Act protections from grizzly bears, ...

The Center for Biological Diversity today increased the reward to $15,000 for information leading to a conviction in the ...

RENO, Nev. — Responding to a Center for Biological Diversity petition, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed ...

The Department of the Interior published a decision today denying an extension of offshore oil and gas leases for the Liberty Unit in the Beaufort Sea. The leases were held by Hilcorp Alaska, which ...

WASHINGTON— New federal data shows the Biden administration approved 3,557 permits for oil and gas drilling on public lands in its first year, far outpacing the Trump administration’s first-year total ...

Description: The tallest land mammal, with a neck as long as 6 feet, the giraffe is also well known for the unique brown and white pattern on its coat (“pelage”) and its lengthy eyelashes and legs.

TUCSON, Ariz.— A wild jaguar shown in a recent trail camera video from southern Arizona is a new jaguar not previously identified in the state. The images captured last month by a wildlife enthusiast ...

WASHINGTON— Conservation and community groups sued the Federal Emergency Management Agency and U.S. Department of Homeland Security today over their plans to rebuild Puerto Rico’s centralized electric ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law today greater protections from toxic rat poisons, which are harmful and deadly for children, pets and wildlife. The California Ecosystems ...

For every county in the United States, the map below shows information on all the animals and plants protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act as threatened or endangered. To see the number of ...

WASHINGTON— In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced final rules restricting the importation of salamanders for the pet ...