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Endangered Species

Lindsey Wasson, FILE

Texas man admits to shooting and killing bald eagle: Officials

  • May 15

Conservation effort brings endangered red-legged frog back to Yosemite

  • May 11
Peter Fretwell/British Antarctic Survey via AP

These species are now listed as endangered

  • Apr 9
University of Arizona Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center via AP

New jaguar spotted in Arizona points to progress in species' recovery

  • Dec 5, 2025

Man grabs sea turtle for photo in Hawaii, video shows

  • Nov 24, 2025

Dire wolf revived through de-extinction process

  • Apr 9, 2025

Monarch butterflies to be listed as a threatened species in US

  • Dec 12, 2024

Rare sighting of endangered North Atlantic right whale off Dewey Beach

  • Sep 18, 2024

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Majestic milestone for a popular Houston Zoo resident

  • Aug 27, 2025
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Philadelphia Zoo's oldest resident gives birth to 4 critically endangered tortoises

  • Apr 4, 2025
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Rare sighting of endangered North Atlantic right whale off Dewey Beach, Delaware

  • Sep 18, 2024
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How the Disney Conservation Fund helps nonprofit Proyecto Tití save cotton-top tamarins

  • Apr 28, 2023
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Dr. Jaret Daniels on saving butterflies and the impact of the Disney Conservation Fund

  • Apr 28, 2023
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Disney Conservation Fund helps Sea Turtle Conservancy and Communities Protect Florida's Sea Turtles

  • Apr 27, 2023
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Cape May's new butterfly sculpture spotlights now-endangered Monarch species

  • Jul 22, 2022
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Strathmere Plover Project aims to educate public and preserve endangered species

  • Jul 15, 2022

Latest Stories

Critically endangered whale spotted off California coast, NOAA confirms

The North Pacific right whale is critically endangered; according to NOAA's website, there are likely fewer than 500 remaining.

  • May 28, 2024
(AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

'America's wolf' among those rescued by Endangered Species Act: 'Absolutely worth protecting'

Of the many animals protected by the Endangered Species Act, there may be no other species more American than red wolf.

  • Dec 28, 2023
(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Endangered Species Act turns 50: 'First Bill of Rights for species other than humans'

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.

  • Dec 26, 2023
(AP Photo/Haven Daley)

21 species declared extinct, delisted from Endangered Species Act

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has delisted 21 species from the Endangered Species Act due to extinction, the agency announced.

  • Oct 18, 2023
Joel Sartore/National Geographic Photo Ark

Man attempting to photograph every animal species in human care reaches his 14,000th

Jolie, an Indochinese green magpie, was found stuffed into a suitcase during a 2017 smuggling at LAX.

  • May 20, 2023