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Birth of Rare Okapi at Zoo is Inspiring Hope for One of the Least Understood Endangered Species on Earth
Zookeepers threw a coming-out party for the baby calf of an okapi couple—a rare birth of 'one of the least known and understood species...
This Super Sniffer Dog Can Help Save the Endangered Species of Great Crested Newts
A super skilled sniffer dog called Freya is helping to track down highly-endangered great crested newts in an attempt to save the species.
The six-year-old...
Texas Lists Two Critical Pollinator Flowers as Endangered Species, Practically Guaranteeing Milkweed Recovery
The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has taken steps to practically guarantee the survival of a beautiful pink wildflower in Texas just a...
North America’s Only Native Stork Poised to Fly off the Endangered Species List
After teetering on the edge of extinction almost 50 years ago, the wood stork is now widespread across the southeastern US, and is preparing...
How Successful Has the Endangered Species Act Been in its 5 Decades of Protection? Hint: It’s Very Good News
Reprinted via EarthTalk®, From the Editors of E - The Environmental Magazine
Dear EarthTalk: The Endangered Species Act has been around for five decades. How...
Two Channel Island Plants Found Nowhere Else are Off Endangered Species List and Now Flourishing
Two plants that live on California’s Channel Islands and nowhere else on earth have reached recovery thanks to Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections.
The Santa...
Rare Baby Red Panda That ‘Gave Hope’ for Endangered Species Effort Gets its First Exam –WATCH
A rare red panda cub born this summer was seen as a hopeful sign for the future of this critically endangered species—and it passed...
San Francisco Airport Protects Endangered Species Until it Boasts More of Them Than Any Place on Earth
One of the most beautiful of its species, the garter snake that inhabits the San Francisco peninsula is also the most endangered of its...
First Cloned Endangered Species in U.S. From Genes Frozen 30 Years Ago Gives Hope For Black-footed Ferret
Black-footed ferret recovery efforts aimed at increased genetic diversity and disease resistance took a bold step forward on Dec. 10, 2020, with the birth...
After Facing Extinction, This Midwestern Bird is Now Soaring Off Endangered Species List
The interior least tern, a bird which survived waves of attacks from dam building, hat making, and more, can now be classified as an...
Howling With Joy: After 45 Years, the Gray Wolf Has Successfully Been Lifted Off the US Endangered Species List
45 years since one of the most charismatic and persecuted carnivores on Earth was listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), management of the...
50 Years of Conservation Finally Lifts This Beloved Warbler Off The Endangered Species List
The Kirtland’s warbler has been one of the most endangered songbirds in the world, but after 50 years of conservation it lifts off Endangered Species List.
Native Bumble Bees Are Poised to Be First Pollinators Protected Under California Endangered Species Act
The California Fish and Game Commission has voted to begin the process of classifying 4 species of bumble bee native to the state as endangered.
Louisiana Black Bear Removed From Endangered Species List
The Louisiana black bear is the state mammal for Louisiana, and it is one of 16 subspecies of the American black bear. While the...
Thriving Yellowstone Grizzlies to Leave the Endangered Species List
With the abundance of grizzlies making a comeback in Yellowstone National Park, the hefty mammals might be off the list for good.
Rare Fish Saved From Extinction, Swims Off Endangered Species List
A tiny fish has beaten big odds to swim off the endangered species list.
Only the second fish to make it off the Endangered Species...
Angry Birds App Helps Protect Real-Life Eggs of Endangered Species
Dozens of bird species across the South Pacific have been listed as endangered, or nearly so, after non-native rats began eating their eggs. The...
Endangered Species Day: 9 Success Stories to Make You Cheer Today
From a grandmother nursing orphaned elephants to a whole town rallying for a little salamander, the past year has been ripe with good news surrounding endangered species.
To...
Humpbacks Whales Leap Off Endangered Species List
The majestic humpback whales have something else to sing about.
Thanks to the banning of commercial whaling nearly 50 years ago and vigorous conservation efforts,...
For Earth Day, Thousands of Condoms “Protect” Endangered Species
Is it too ironic that endangered species would be united snugly with the cause of preventing unwanted pregnancies? Not for the Center for Biological...