ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— As part of an agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity and other conservation groups, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized protection today for the New Mexico ...

Oil corporations and sportfishing lobbying groups have long championed a program called “Rigs-to-Reefs” as a win-win for industry and the environment. Don’t be fooled. Here’s what you need to know ...

TUCSON, Ariz.— One of only two jaguars known to be living in the United States was shown dead in a photo released Thursday. The photo shows a pelt with markings that match Yo’oko, a young male jaguar ...

PORTLAND, Ore.— A study published today in the journal PeerJ shows the Endangered Species Act has saved roughly 99 percent of protected wildlife since its creation in 1973, demonstrating the law has ...

TUCSON, Ariz.— With the world’s human population poised to hit 7 billion on Oct. 31, the Center for Biological Diversity today released a list of the top 10 plants and animals in the United States ...

ATLANTA— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced the beaverpond marstonia, a freshwater snail from Georgia, is extinct. The announcement is in response to a 2010 petition from the Center ...

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced new rules making it illegal to import four species of large constrictor snakes or to sell them across state lines. By adding these exotic ...

A tiny water boatman is the loudest animal on Earth relative to its body size, a study has revealed. Scientists from France and Scotland recorded the aquatic animal "singing" at up to 99.2 decibels, ...

BOSTON— Scientists and conservation groups filed a formal request today asking the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to determine if little brown bats, once the most common bat species in the Northeast, ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— In response to an emergency request from a coalition of tribal, conservation and fisheries groups, California officials have closed a loophole in the state’s suction dredge mining ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.— The Center for Biological Diversity today filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failure to protect the Obey crayfish under the Endangered Species Act ...

Democracy isn't just a human invention. Scientists now view many animal societies as de facto democracies, with majority rule ensuring group survival more than tyranny can. Here are seven species that ...