Wood storks were listed as endangered in 1984, when its population had dropped by over 75 percent—from roughly 20,000 nesting pairs to about 5,000 nesting pairs—primarily due to wetland loss.

The lawsuit asks the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to extend federal protection to hellbenders — a type of salamander considered an icon in Appalachia.

The Center and allies first filed a legal petition seeking Endangered Species Act protection for eastern hellbenders in 2010. After a decade of delay and two lawsuits to enforce listing deadlines, in ...

WASHINGTON— In a legal victory for the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has agreed to reevaluate Endangered Species Act protections for brook floaters. These ...

While conservation efforts have bolstered the populations of many species considered to be threatened in 2025, many animal and plant species continue to dwindle in number, with some even going extinct ...

A young northern hairy-nosed wombat was filmed at an Australian refuge, signalling progress in species recovery efforts.

When Paul Reillo learned the endangered mountain bongo antelopes that he had cared for since birth were stranded in a cargo ...

The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., welcomes a female Asian elephant calf, the first of its kind born there in over 25 ...

Donations made to the Endangered Resources Fund on your Wisconsin tax form go to conserve rare plants and animals ...

A woman in California was caught red-handed poaching an endangered species and hiding it in her pants, according to wildlife ...