In honor of National Endangered Species Day, take a look at quick tidbits about creatures in the U.S. that are at risk of extinction. From the eye-catching monarch butterfly to the aquatic Black ...

In 2025, animal and plant life continue to be threatened by a number of factors, including hunting, habitat loss or ...

Quick Take Sudan, the last male northern white rhino, died, underscoring extinction and the emotional toll on caretakers.

A polar bear stood outside the Department of the Interior’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., Thursday with a message: “Stop ...

Honeybees were not considered “endangered” in the U.S. as of September 2023. Honeybees are not native to North America and have never been considered threatened or endangered in the U.S. However, as ...

The Lesser Antillean iguana is a critically endangered species that has vanished from much of the Eastern Caribbean. Among ...

A giant salamander called the "hellbender" is on its way to becoming an endangered species. It needs very clean water to survive and that's getting harder to find. The giant salamander called the ...

Don’t let the name fool you. Whale sharks are not whales. They are sharks. And they're the largest fish species on the planet. They can grow as long as a city bus. What's more, scientists recently ...

A new species of Atlantic manta ray, named Mobula yarae, has been formally identified thanks to an international research collaboration. Using integrative taxonomy, which combines genetic analysis and ...

The emperor penguin population of Antarctica is in significant danger due to diminishing sea ice levels and is being granted endangered species protections, U.S. wildlife authorities announced Tuesday ...

The Endangered Species Act is 50 years old Thursday. In recent years, the act has become a pawn in partisan battles over federal regulatory powers, with opponents arguing the law infringes upon ...

Wolves arguably evoke the greatest range of emotions among humans of any wildlife species. Awe. Fear. Respect. Hate. You can find it all in just a few conversations in a Wisconsin watering hole. Or in ...