But there are hundreds more waiting for protection under this crucial law. Unfortunately the process used to list species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service — the agency that’s mostly in charge of ...

The questions "What are species?" and "How do we identify species?" are difficult to answer, and have led to debate and disagreement among biologists. See how consensus on answers to these ...

These birds are currently listed as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The whooping crane stands at nearly five feet tall and are considered the tallest birds in North ...

Our planet is warming faster than at any time in the past 10,000 years. With these changes, species have to adapt to new climate patterns (variations in rainfall; longer, warmer summers etc). Global ...

There are more than 3,000 species of cicadas, which fall into roughly two categories: annual cicadas, which are spotted every year, and periodical cicadas, which spend most of their lives ...

and the lack of long-term monitoring make it difficult to predict the future of the species under study, especially if they are threatened. Now, the methodology for determining how the demographic ...

SALT LAKE CITY— Conservation organizations submitted a petition to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today requesting protection of pygmy rabbits under the Endangered Species Act. The rabbits ...