Bog turtles are North America’s smallest turtles, measuring about the length of a human thumb. They’re also one of the ...

The word jaguar comes from the South American Tupi and Guarani languages. A likely origin is the word yaguareté, meaning “true, fierce beast.” DESCRIPTION: The largest cat native to North America and ...

In response to a petition and lawsuit by conservation and animal protection groups, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today ...

Black abalone were once the most abundant large shellfish clinging to the rocks of intertidal zones between Baja and Oregon. A savored delicacy for sea otters and native coastal people alike, these ...

U.S. Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and U.S. and international advocates held a press conference Saturday at the COP29 climate ...

The United States has an amazing and diverse array of native bees. Across the country live about 4,000 native bee species — most of which are solitary and nest in the ground — coming in nearly every ...

TUCSON— In response to a lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed ...

A new Environmental Protection Agency evaluation finds rodenticides are pushing at least 78 endangered species toward extinction. The decision released Friday assessed 11 active ingredients found in ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law today greater protections from toxic rat poisons, which are harmful and deadly for children, pets and wildlife. The California Ecosystems ...

Despite their dainty appearance, desert kit foxes are hardy animals, well adapted for living in the hot, harsh desert habitat from which they never stray. This cat-sized kit fox subspecies has long, ...

Our planet now faces a global extinction crisis never witnessed by humankind. Scientists predict that more than 1 million species are on track for extinction in the coming decades. But there’s still ...

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 ...