The stocky, dancing bird that populates prairies across five states lost its federal protections — not because its habitat or population have dramatically improved, but because a Texas ...

The lesser prairie chicken, known for its flamboyant courtship dances and bulging neck pouches, has lost a majority of its ...

Earth’s vertebrate diversity may be far richer than anyone realized. A sweeping analysis of more than 300 studies suggests that for every known fish, bird, reptile, amphibian, or mammal species, there ...

Nearly one in three freshwater fish species now faces possible extinction, a statistic that reflects mounting pressure on ...

The number of Mexican gray wolves in Arizona and New Mexico grew to at least 319 in 2025, as the species inches closer to possible downlisting from endangered to threatened.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service failed to meet a deadline to determine critical protections for the threatened species, ...

Another conservation group has filed a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s delay in determining critical habitat for wolverines, a federally listed threatened species. It says without a ...

Following a Texas court ruling, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lifted Endangered Species Act protections as appeals over the lesser prairie chicken continue.

State and federal wildlife agencies reported 319 Mexican gray wolves in the wild, up from 286 a year ago.

The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to designate a critical habitat for wolverines before November 2024.

After pecking away for years, the Trump administration Wednesday finally erased all remaining endangered species protections ...