A lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Tucson, Arizona, seeks to force the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to decide whether or not…
Less than two weeks after the U.S. House of Representatives passed sprawling budget reconciliation legislation that would make deep cuts to en…
A rare, coalfield-dwelling woodland salamander moved a step closer to Endangered Species Act protection, while a larger, stream-dwelling cousi…
Environmental groups are taking the fight to protect a pair of rare animals found in West Virginia to the courtroom.
With a global population estimated at fewer than 300 — all living in the same Greenbrier County cave — the West Virginia spring salamander has…
Dear Earthtalk: The Endangered Species Act has been around for four decades. How successful has it been in protecting and restoring threatened…
Dear Earthtalk: How are populations of sea turtles faring these days? — A.J., Los Angeles, California
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Monday announced plans to focus conservation efforts for the recovery of two imperiled crayfish species …
