This proposal has drawn criticism from legal scholars and conservationists, who argue that habitat modification poses a major ...

The Ohio River is the nation's second most endangered river, threatened by both pollution and climate change, according to a new report from American Rivers. The Ohio has never before been included on ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WHTM) — Two species of freshwater mussels, both of which can be found in Pennsylvania waters, are getting new protections under the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

Piping Plovers are federally designated endangered species that nest on Connecticut beaches in spring and summer. They require very specific habitats for nesting and state officials and environmental ...

Days before Coloradans vote on whether to reintroduce wolves, the federal government is moving to lift Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves across the lower 48 states. U.S. Interior ...

For more than 50 years, the Endangered Species Act has saved thousands of animals and plants from threats like poaching, habitat loss, and pollution. It brought bald eagles back from the brink of ...

Editor’s note: We now offer an audio version of our Sunday features. To access, click on the player above. “There’s a piping plover here somewhere,” said Corrie Folsom-O’Keefe, reacting to a faint ...

Emperor penguins have been listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act because the animals’ sea ice habitat is shrinking, federal officials announced Tuesday. Experts predict that ...

Piping Plovers are a federally endangered species that call Connecticut’s coast home. What do changes to federal law mean for the bird? WSHU: Hello, Jan. Let's start with the Endangered Species Act, ...

Piping plovers are a federally designated endangered species, meaning they are protected under the provisions of the Endangered Species Act, ESA, enacted in 1973, which is managed jointly by the U.S.