A national nonprofit organization has sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) after it says the agency failed to ...

Hundreds of thousands of marine animals are killed every year after becoming accidentally caught in commercial fishing nets. Sharks, skates and rays are at particular risk, alongside turtles, seals, ...

A new lawsuit filed this week is looking to protect a special creature native to our area, the hellbender salamander.

The Center and allies first filed a legal petition seeking Endangered Species Act protection for eastern hellbenders in 2010. After a decade of delay and two lawsuits to enforce listing deadlines, in ...

With each passing year, species across the United States face an uncertain future. As habitats continue to be destroyed, ...

Wood storks were listed as endangered in 1984, when its population had dropped by over 75 percent—from roughly 20,000 nesting pairs to about 5,000 nesting pairs—primarily due to wetland loss.

The Will County Forest Preserve District has applied three times in two years for a type of permit required before ...

"Any significant delay or flight cancellation becomes a matter of life or death for the animals." ...

Endangered species are animals that are at risk of disappearing forever, typically animals with dangerously low population numbers, shrinking habitats and a loss of geographic range. There are animals ...

SmileHub released a report Feb. 18 "to highlight leaders in conservation and inspire greater efforts to protect wildlife.'' ...

According to the Wisconsin DNR, the state has around 400 wildlife and 300 plant species endangered or threatened.

Donations made to the Endangered Resources Fund on your Wisconsin tax form go to conserve rare plants and animals ...