Tag: endangered species

Homeland Security set aside the National Park Service Organic Act, the Endangered Species Act and dozens of other laws to authorize the work, and a court challenge to that waiver is pending.

The administration has eliminated a decades-old definition of “harm,” making it more difficult to use the Endangered Species Act to stop projects that destroy critical wildlife habitat.

Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) government opened another round of auctioning for 52 oil blocks, which threatens 64 percent of the country’s pristine forest.

The analysis of almost 500 species of North American birds indicates that three out of four species are suffering declines across their ranges, with two in three shrinking significantly.

Of the 48 populations studied, the sea turtle population in the Atlantic Ocean are recovering better than those in the Pacific Ocean, while leatherback turtles are showing the slowest recovery.

The monarch butterfly population is shrinking because of climate change, environmentalists said, so the federal protection will not only create a comprehensive recovery plan, but also provide ongoing funding to restore their habitat.

The Forth Worth Zoo is the only institution in North America to have breeding success of this critically endangered species.

The nearly-extinct Siamese crocodile's egg discovery is said to be part of international conservation efforts aimed at saving this critically endangered species.

More than 191 hummingbird species from across the Americas are experiencing declining population trends.

The population census from 2023 showed there were 257 Mexican wolves distributed across Arizona and New Mexico up from 242 wolves counted in 2022.