Endangered Species
“The court’s decision allows California to protect some of its most endangered pollinators."
“Later, gator” could become a reality, according to an assessment of thousands of species.
“Koalas have gone from no-listing to vulnerable to endangered within a decade," one scientist said. "That is a shockingly fast decline."
A federal court ruling Thursday redesignates gray wolves as a threatened species across much of the United States.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Idaho and Montana hoped to hammer wolf populations with controversial laws last year. So far, they haven’t.
The garage-crashing black-footed ferret surprised a homeowner in Pueblo West.
"We kind of decided to throw the bat among the pigeons and ruffle some feathers,” a spokesperson for the poll said.
Tiehm's buckwheat is a desert wildflower only known to exist on a remote Nevada ridge.
A federal judge ordered the Fish and Wildlife Service to reconsider its decision not to grant the iconic desert plant protection under the Endangered Species Act.
Since gray wolves have lost federal protections, some states have adopted aggressive hunting seasons allowing large numbers to be killed.