The Center for Biological Diversity works through science, law and creative media to secure a future for all species, great or small, hovering on the brink of extinction.

12 Ways to Live More Sustainably Every day we make choices in our lives that affect the environment, the climate and other species. From what we eat to how many children we decide to have, there’s a lot we can do to “choose wild” and reduce our environmental footprint to leave more room for wild animals and plants. Our individual actions matter — but we can’t do it …

10 Facts About Single-Use Plastic Bags The world uses 5 trillion plastic bags a year. 3 Americans use an average of 365 plastic bags per person per year. People in Denmark use an average of four plastic bags per year. 4 It only takes about 14 plastic bags for the equivalent of the gas required to drive one mile. 5 In 2015 about 730,000 tons …

At the Center for Biological Diversity, we believe that the welfare of human beings is deeply linked to nature — to the existence in our world of a vast diversity of wild animals and plants. Because diversity has intrinsic value, and because its loss impoverishes society, we work to secure a ...

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a Freedom of Information Act request that aims to reveal more about the sea life-saving work impeded by Trump’s mass firings at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The filing with NOAA seeks job descriptions and workplans of those fired by Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency. NOAA’s rapid ...

Click on a point in the map below — then click on 'Show Related Records' — to get information on all the animals and plants protected under the Endangered Species Act as threatened or endangered found in any county in the United States.

Fast fashion is an enormous, rapidly growing industry, with the number of new garments made per year nearly doubling over the past 20 years and global consumption of fashion increasing by 400%.

OCEAN PLASTICS POLLUTION A Global Tragedy for Our Oceans and Sea Life Plastic accumulating in our oceans and on our beaches has become a global crisis. Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean surfaces. At current rates plastic is expected to outweigh all the fish in the sea by 2050. Plastics pollution has a direct ...

AMERICA'S GRAY WOLVES Few animals evoke the wild like wolves. Majestic, intelligent and highly social, they’re crucial in driving evolution and balancing ecosystems. Some 2 million wolves once roamed freely throughout North America. But a federal extermination program slashed their numbers to the breaking point. By the 1960s gray wolves were finally protected under the predecessor law to the ...

THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SLAUGHTERHOUSES: FACT SHEET Slaughterhouses are a key source of water pollution and environmental degradation. Laws regulating these facilities are weak and poorly enforced, for the animals killed in the process, the workers putting body and limb on the line, and the environmental health and safety of neighboring communities. From direct disposal of pollutants to ...