Scientists have made this dream a reality by bringing back dire wolves, a species extinct for over 10,000 years. These ...

The public, which has long supported the Endangered Species Act, has until May 19, 2025, to comment on the proposal.. The legal gambit. The Endangered Species Act, passed in 1973, bans the “take ...

Every once in a while, in the midst of a human-caused extinction crisis, what's been lost can be found again, as when a species believed extinct is sighted – and hope is kept alive.

The Trump administration is proposing to significantly limit the Endangered Species Act's power to preserve crucial habitats by changing the definition of one word: harm. On Wednesday, the ...

According to the IUCN's Red List, 72 marine animal species are critically endangered, meaning they face an extremely high risk of extinction. The short-nosed sea snake hadn't been seen since 2000.

Trump officials say destroying endangered species’ habitats isn’t ‘harm’ A proposed rule would narrow the definition of harm under the Endangered Species Act and could open the door to ...

The federal Endangered Species Act is getting attention in Congress. In early March, the ESA Amendments Act of 2025 was introduced in the House by Bruce Westerman, the Republican House Committee ...

Gardening ‘There are species that have gone and will go extinct because of this.’ What do the updates to the USDA plant hardiness map mean for area gardeners?

Changing the definition of “harm” in the Endangered Species Act would remove habitat modifications and imperil vulnerable species. Skip to content All Sections ...

Piping plovers are a federally designated endangered species, meaning they are protected under the provisions of the Endangered Species Act, ESA, enacted in 1973, which is managed jointly by the U ...

Piping Plovers are a federally endangered species that call Connecticut’s coast home. What do changes to federal law mean for the bird? WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Jan Ellen ...