Endangered species news. Read about threatened species and comebacks. From antelopes to zebras, get the latest updates on endangered animals.

Orangutan populations have significantly decreased over the years. From an estimated 230,000 about 100 years ago, to Bornean Orangutans numbering around 104,700 and Sumatran Orangutans reaching a ...

Taking action on Endangered Species Day. National Endangered Species Day isn’t just about learning facts and figures. It’s about taking action. Conservation organizations host events, workshops, and ...

The Endangered Species Act worked. Thanks to the legislation and the way it has been enforced, today we have the opportunity to watch soaring bald eagles in the lower 48, see gray whales migrate ...

The public, which has long supported the Endangered Species Act, has until May 19, 2025, to comment on the proposal.. The legal gambit. The Endangered Species Act, passed in 1973, bans the “take ...

For 50 years, the U.S. government has interpreted the Endangered Species Act as protecting threatened and endangered species from actions that either directly kill them or eliminate their habitat.

Massachusetts recognizes May 16 as Endangered Species Day, highlighting 453 endangered plants and animals. Eleven mammals are endangered, including six whale species and five bat species ...

Endangered species also include nine bird species, eight reptiles (including five sea turtles), and four fish. There are 159 endangered plant species, such as the purple cress and split-leaved ...

The Trump administration has proposed changing the interpretation of the Endangered Species Act to allow developers to alter the habitats of endangered species such as panthers, sea turtles, and owls.

The Trump administration is proposing to significantly limit the Endangered Species Act's power to preserve crucial habitats by changing the definition of one word: harm. On Wednesday, the ...

The Trump administration plans to rewrite part of the Endangered Species Act that prohibits harming the habitats of endangered and threatened species. Environmentalists say that could lead to the ...