2,000+ species have been noted as needing immediate protection under the Endangered Species Act in the United States. Numerous species have waited up to 10 years to be added to the Endangered Species ...

While conservation efforts have bolstered the populations of many species considered to be threatened in 2025, many animal and plant species continue to dwindle in number, with some even going extinct ...

A California tiger salamander is photographed in a wetland in 2022 by officials from the Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office. (File photo by Michael van Hattem/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) This ...

Susan Rigetti is author of three books and a former editor at The New York Times and Slate. She is a contributing Globe ...

Two of Antarctica's most iconic animals are officially considered Endangered. They join a lengthy list of over 48,600 plant and animal species on the IUCN's Red List of Threatened Species, following ...

With each passing year, species across the United States face an uncertain future. As habitats continue to be destroyed, climate change destabilizes weather patterns, and invasive species take over ...