Unfortunately, Alabama also ranks second in the nation for number of extinctions and is in the top five states for number of at-risk species. Among these is the vermilion darter, one of 180 freshwater ...

A tiny fish that averages only 2.5 inches in length derailed political careers, delayed construction of a massive dam and reservoir, caused a U.S. Supreme Court landmark case and prompted ...

That beast—which he also called “the bane of my existence, the nemesis of my golden years, the bold perverter of the Endangered Species Act”—was none other than the snail darter ...

As a result, the Wildlife Service says it is proposing to remove the fish from the endangered species list. The Roanoke logperch, or the Percina rex, is a larger freshwater darter. The fish is ...

(CFI), Shute and Rakes are trying to keep some of the rarest species alive. This is not like raising goldfish or guppies. Among the ark's passengers is the diamond darter, an imperiled sandbar ...

Several wetland bird species were sighted and recorded during the Synchronised Wetland Bird Census 2025 that was carried out by the Forest department in different districts in the central region on Sa ...

The diamond darter (Crystallaria cincotta) was named for its sparkling reflections that are seen when viewing it at night when illuminated.