Kieran Suckling

No matter where you live in the United States, there's probably an animal or plant nearby that's been saved from winking out of existence by the Endangered Species Act.

The California least tern, a shorebird that had dwindled to just 225 pairs when it was protected...

Remember this from your sex ed class?

"Wear a condom and save an endangered species. This little piece of latex may be your best chance at ever seeing a polar bear in the wild."

Me neither. But what if?

The result might be fewer people on this planet --...

America's Southeast is no stranger to strange.

Lurking in its freshwater rivers, streams and wetlands are some of nature's most bizarre creations: amorous fish that communicate with knocks and groans, a mussel that lays its eggs on a salamander, a carnivorous plant whose digestive fluids are a deadly trap for...

The Endangered Species Act has notched yet another success story: the return of the Lake Erie water snake.

This non-venemous snake, mostly found on the offshore islands of western Lake Erie, once hovered on the brink of extinction. When it was protected under the...

Few places inspire like the Grand Canyon.

Not only is it a geological wonder, it's also one of the most biologically diverse national parks in the United States -- home to more than 1,000 species of plants, 76 species of mammals, 299 bird species, 41 reptiles and amphibians and 16...

Reckless politicking is threatening years of hard work to push hundreds of imperiled plants and animals around the country closer to Endangered Species Act protection.

A rider on the U.S. House of Representatives' spending bill for the Interior Department would cut all funding for new protections...

The future of hundreds of America's most iconic and imperiled plants and animals just got considerably brighter.

The Obama administration signed a landmark agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity that, combined with a previous agreement, will propel 757 species toward protection under the Endangered Species...