Whether a species has just freshly emerged, or it has been around for millions of years does not dictate its vulnerability.

Across ecosystems, scientists are now converging on a striking pattern: the same human pressures that fragment habitats, heat ...

The Environmental Protection Agency said Nov. 22 it will revise its vulnerable species pilot project, responding to charges the plan would bar pesticides on millions of acres and devastate U.S.

The Environmental Protection Agency will downsize its vulnerable species pilot project, retreating from plans to severely restrict pesticide applications on more than 100 million acres in 29 states to ...

While social media is a great way to share nature's beauty with others, wildlife experts warn that it could have dangerous consequences for endangered species as more people flock to see them. As the ...

Giant pandas are no longer endangered, Chinese officials have said, after decades of work to save the creatures helped drive their population in the wild up to 1,800. The species will be re-classified ...

Older than dinosaurs and trees, sharks have endured a lot throughout their 450 million years on Earth. They’ve even survived five mass extinctions, including the asteroid that wiped out 75% of life on ...

The Oregon Board of Forestry has spent years on the Western Oregon State Forests Habitat Conservation Plan, trying to find a resolution among conservationists, timber industry representatives and ...

The animals that live on the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute's sprawling 32,000 acres in Northern Virginia are connected by one thing: the threat of extinction. Tucked away in the foothills ...

Climate change and other human-caused factors continue to put many species at risk, according to conservation groups. But a social media post misleadingly claims polar bears, whales and koala ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Residents of Mexico's Caribbean reef island of Banco Chinchorro near Belize have hunted the meat and salmon-pink shells of queen conch for generations. As populations have shrunk in ...

Among sharks and rays, species within the first four million years of existence are significantly more likely to go extinct than older species, according to a study led by researchers from the ...