So many humans live on Earth, it’s hard to imagine there are animals we haven’t seen for years, decades, or even millions of ...

Two marsupial species presumed to be extinct have “risen from the dead” after being rediscovered on the island of New Guinea, which lies north of Australia. One is the pygmy long-fingered ...

Sometimes it’s scary to think that the many species we see today might not be around in twenty years. Or, if we don’t focus more on conservation efforts, some species may disappear even in the next ...

For thousands of years, scientists knew of two tiny marsupials in New Guinea only through fossils and local legend. Researchers had long considered these species extinct. However, a team recently ...

A rare mammal made an unexpected appearance on a trail camera in Queensland, Australia, The Kansas City Star reported. It was a northern hairy-nosed wombat, a species with a globa ...

Late last year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced rule changes that would impact habitats and listing or delisting ...

Bay Area environmentalists believe the Trump administration is not only limiting the scope of the Endangered Species Act but also attempting to limit new species from being listed for protection.

Arizona House passed bills allowing ranchers to kill Mexican gray wolves, drawing challenges from Democrats over the Endangered Species Act ...

Some states have labeled the species as endangered.

FWS announced Feb. 9 that the well-known bird will be removed from the list as the population has grown in other states over the past several years.