Area of Focus: Endangered Species

August 27, 2024

Vermont reports rare Canada lynx sighting

The individual was likely passing through looking to find its own territory

August 23, 2024

Yosemite toads reintroduced to national park

Rare amphibians were reintroduced for the first time in the wild from captive bred population

August 21, 2024

USFWS dedicates millions to endangered species recovery

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will invest millions to recover four groups of endangered species

July 29, 2024

Researchers begin grizzly bear research in Greater Yellowstone

Bears are being monitored for a number of research projects

July 18, 2024

Isolated turtle population receives federal listing

The Pearl River map turtle will receive a threatened listing under the Endangered Species Act

July 8, 2024

For translocated Florida tortoises, survival is troublingly low

Turtles moved from faraway sites actually survive better than those moved short distances

July 8, 2024

IUCN adds 1,000 species to extinction endangered list

The international organization shares conservation successes and failures in the 60th year of the Red List of Threatened Species

July 3, 2024

JWM: Indigenous knowledge informs Alaska wolf listing

Alaska Indigenous people have lived alongside wolves for centuries

June 27, 2024

A new list documents ‘lost’ birds

Researchers tallied 126 species not seen in a decade

June 26, 2024

As grizzlies mate with polar bears, concerns about hybrids grow

Researchers worry hybrid bears may be unfit for the harsh Arctic