Learn about the world’s most endangered animals, including the threats they face and the conservation efforts to protect them. The unlikely comeback of America’s most endangered songbird The ...

Of the many animals protected by the Endangered Species Act, there may be no other species more American than red wolf. 24/7 Live Los Angeles Orange County Inland Empire Ventura County California ...

The act makes it illegal for anyone to harm animals that are listed as endangered or threatened. National Geographic photographer and explorer Joel Sartore has spent the last decade photographing ...

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 ...

Ask National Geographic Explorer Joel Sartore about the nearly 700 endangered and threatened species he’s photographed, and he immediately talks freshwater mussels.Living water filters, they are ...

The bald eagle, American alligator and Louisiana black bear are just three of the nearly 300 species revived by the Endangered Species Act -- 50 years since it first took affect.

Saving endangered species, saving ourselves. As the Endangered Species Act marks its 50th anniversary, the National Geographic Society CEO reflects on how to help protect species around the world.