The Latest Breaking News from Endangered Species

Findings highlight how Endangered Species Act has failed in recovering flora and fauna through its 50 years

The cat changed owners three times and was nearly killed before finding refuge at an animal sanctuary

The rare Von der Decken hornbill is looking for love after arriving as part of an endangered species breeding programme at Fife Zoo in Ladybank, Cupar.

The snail darter, a tiny Southeastern fish that derailed a federal dam during an epic battle over Endangered Species Act protection in the '70s, is no longer considered imperiled, officials announced.

The snail darter, a tiny Southeastern fish at the center of an epic battle over Endangered Species Act protection in the 1970s, is no longer considered imperiled

A wolf puppy named Maya has been brought into the world by a surrogate beagle dog, in the first cloning case of its kind to help save endangered species around the globe

The accident at reactor four of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986 generated the largest release of radioactive material into the environment in human history. The impact of the acute exposure to high doses of radiation was severe for the environment and the human population. But more than three…

The arrival of elderly but still virile Dirk's eight children is a massive boost to the conservation status of the giant Galapagos tortoise, which is an endangered species

Approving a large construction project through Congress, as Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia is trying to do for Mountain Valley Pipeline in his state, is highly unusual and, according to legal scholars, rests on very thin precedent.

Approving a large construction project through Congress, as Sen. Joe Manchin is trying to do, is highly unusual, experts say.

In a move that could allow a broad range of insects to be considered for endangered species status, the state Supreme Court has found that California bumblebees can be protected under the law as a type of fish.