Several endangered species in the U.S. have recovered from their endangered status thanks to federal protections.

Imagine explaining to your child what a rhino looked like — not from memory, but from a photograph. That grim possibility is closer to reality than most people realize. Scientists estimate that Earth ...

The Indian River Lagoon, a long braid of brackish mangroves and shifting islands, runs along Florida’s Atlantic coast. It is home to 4,300 species, including many of the state’s remaining manatees, ...

The Trump administration announced proposals Wednesday to roll back protections for plants and animals under the Endangered Species Act, a bedrock environmental law credited with rescuing the bald ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. New research identifies 10,443 critically endangered species worldwide, with effective protection strategies available if funding and political ...

You’ve heard the slogans: save the whales, protect our pollinators. You may have lamented the decline of polar bears or the last of the northern white rhinos. But scientists are only beginning to ...

Four major updates could alter the way the act is administered—and how animals are protected. The bald eagle became one of the first species protected by the Endangered Species Act when the ...

The greatest threat to animals in the US and globally is the destruction of their habitat — replacing grasslands with farms, cutting forests for timber, building suburbs atop wetlands. It’s the main ...

In response to recent vague pronouncements of “reasons of national security” by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, a committee of President Donald Trump’s political appointees took the extraordinary ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Trump administration-driven rule change to the Endangered Species Act took effect earlier this week, prompting immediate ...