The Olympic marmot is endemic to the mountains of the Pacific Northwest and have faced threats from climate change and coyote ...

The Key deer is an endangered species found in the Florida Keys that U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that the officials say could benefit from the new July 3 rule. Photo by Garry Tucker/U.S. Fish and ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland about the Endangered Species Act, which turns 50 on Dec. 28. RICHARD NIXON: Each of us all across this great land has a stake in ...

Ask bear biologist Chris Servheen whether the Endangered Species Act has worked, and his answer comes instantly: Yes.

On December 28, 1973, President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act (ESA) into law. In celebrating the law's enactment, Nixon proclaimed that the law would "provide[] the Federal ...

Best available science or best possible? Conservationists say the latter could mean doom for many species on the brink.

The Endangered Species Act, enacted 50 years ago to protect animal and plant species from becoming extinct, is credited with protecting 1,662 species in the United States and 638 foreign species. The ...

A sandhill crane bends down in a northern Ohio marsh. Sandhill cranes are one of hundreds of species that are endangered in Ohio. Fifty years after the Endangered Species Act was passed, Ohio’s list ...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act. It was the most comprehensive legislation for preserving species at risk of extinction and made the United States a global leader in ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— In response to a 2010 petition and 2015 agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a final rule to protect the sickle ...

The Biden administration is being criticized for lack of urgency. Species that once thrived in North America are are rapidly on the way to becoming extinct, and as conservationists work to prevent ...