Conservationists are hoping to strengthen regulations at a wildlife trade conference on birds, reptiles and other animals that are seeing their numbers decline due to the exotic pet trade ...

Endangered Animals of the U.S.: The United States is home to a diverse range of wildlife, from giant whales in the oceans to rare foxes in the deserts. However, many of these species are facing severe ...

Despite its limited applications on paper, the Constitution’s commerce clause has given the federal government carte blanche ...

Experts are worried that one of the 384 North Atlantic right whales left in the world won't survive the winter.

David Sischo is working to save some of the rarest endangered species on the planet, kāhuli — Hawaii’s native tree snails. The snails play a crucial role in the ecosystem, having evolved over millions ...

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES, came into force 50 years ago and remains one of the most ...

Scientists confirmed the first east-to-west Atlantic migration of a North Atlantic right whale, traveling 3,000 miles from ...

WASHINGTON— A new Center for Biological Diversity analysis identifies seven endangered animal species that would be pushed to ...

Since passage of the Endangered Species Act 50 years ago, more than 1,700 plants, mammals, fish, insects and other species in the U.S. have been listed as threatened or endangered with extinction. Yet ...

Every five years, a small group of biologists and environmentalists assemble in a large corner office in Springfield with long glass windows. Inside that room, they weigh in on the fate of every ...

Critically endangered animals are being advertised for sale as bushmeat on TikTok, a new study finds. The work, published ...