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

Thirty-six species found in New York are protected under federal legislation signed more than 50 years ago.

With the administration of U.S. Donald Trump moving quickly to roll back endangered species protections, some U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill to support and improve species recovery efforts.

Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Pete Rickets (R-NE) today introduced the Improving Species Recovery Act, an important bipartisan bill that would improve implementation of the Endangered Species Act.

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Sadly, the Earth abounds with endangered creatures, but there's new hope for one endangered bird which hasn't been seen or ...

We can study animals from all over the world thanks to science, but what about those that no longer exist? The list of extinct mammals could go on for ages, but each animal has a unique story. With ...

A federal wildlife directive expands an interpretation of endangered-species protections for animals killed during logging, ...

When you think of extinct animals, you might go to a saber-toothed cat, or the infamous dodo. But there are, unfortunately, a lot more recent animals that have gone the way of that ill-fated bird. And ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. There’s an important concept in evolutionary biology called ...

Pennsylvania officials are reviewing five species for the endangered and threatened species list while tracking invasive ...