For years, species at risk in Ontario have received little to no habitat protection, as the province exempted most industrial ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. An endangered species of shark has been observed having "virgin births" for the first time. Two of these common ...

Threats, Recovery Stories, and How We Can Help Across the globe, endangered species face a web of threats that undermine ecosystems and the services they provide. This piece explains the main ...

Dear EarthTalk: Why are many environmentalists against artificial cloning of living organisms? Isn’t it a good way to save endangered species? -- Louis Bachman, Chico, CA As many ...

The International Union for Conservation of Nature categorizes the tope shark as critically endangered. The species is highly threatened with extinction because of commercial overfishing for liver oil ...

A federal court has overturned four key provisions of regulations that weakened the Endangered Species Act, issued by the Trump administration in 2019 and retained under the Biden administration.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Preserving the northern white rhino now requires overcoming functional extinction, as there are only two females remaining. The ...

The emperor penguin has been declared an endangered species as climate change pushes the icon of Antarctica a step closer to ...

Pygmy Hippo Day is observed on April 8 to raise awareness and support for conserving this elusive species. The pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis) is a smaller, nocturnal relative of the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — After decades of work by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and its partners, the peregrine falcon has been downlisted from an endangered species to a threatened ...