endangered and threatened species

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers have found common traits shared by Australia’s bird species that increase their extinction risk.

The Circular Head Coastal Awareness Network is fighting an earlier decision to allow the wind farm to operate all year round.

Choose a place away from wildlife to seal your love.

A U.S. law firm is seeking to have B.C. killer whales removed from the endangered species list.

Susan Fox plans the WildArt Mongolia expedition for late 2013, a first-time collaboration between American and Mongolian artists, using art to raise awareness of Mongolia’s conservation challenges.

Responding to mounting pressure from environmental groups, a Hong Kong-based airliner will stop carrying shark fins on its cargo flights.

The Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) of the San Francisco Bay area, which has received opposition from the conservation group the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), is pressing forward with a change in direction and a grant for ecosystem restoration.

Monarch butterflies are being found as far North as central Alberta this summer in what biologists are calling the species’ biggest movement north in recorded history.

Across the state, a little beetle is sought after by scientists, gardeners, and nature lovers alike. It’s a nine-spotted ladybug, the official state insect.

A Philippine court fined a man around $2,300 for shooting and eating one of the rarest eagles in the world, according to media reports.

Areas where endangered species are concentrated also tend to be home to numerous endangered languages.

The Australian government listed the koala as a threatened species in parts of the country as the marsupial’s population has diminished in recent years.

Almost a year after gray wolves were taken off the endangered species list, Idahoans still debate the impact of gray wolves on their human environment and how best to control the wolf population.

With the northern spotted owl reduced to around a dozen in B.C., MP Peter Julian is calling on the provincial government to do more to protect the habitat of the endangered species.

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers have found common traits shared by Australia’s bird species that increase their extinction risk.

The Circular Head Coastal Awareness Network is fighting an earlier decision to allow the wind farm to operate all year round.

Choose a place away from wildlife to seal your love.

A U.S. law firm is seeking to have B.C. killer whales removed from the endangered species list.

Susan Fox plans the WildArt Mongolia expedition for late 2013, a first-time collaboration between American and Mongolian artists, using art to raise awareness of Mongolia’s conservation challenges.

Responding to mounting pressure from environmental groups, a Hong Kong-based airliner will stop carrying shark fins on its cargo flights.

The Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) of the San Francisco Bay area, which has received opposition from the conservation group the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), is pressing forward with a change in direction and a grant for ecosystem restoration.

Monarch butterflies are being found as far North as central Alberta this summer in what biologists are calling the species’ biggest movement north in recorded history.

Across the state, a little beetle is sought after by scientists, gardeners, and nature lovers alike. It’s a nine-spotted ladybug, the official state insect.

A Philippine court fined a man around $2,300 for shooting and eating one of the rarest eagles in the world, according to media reports.

Areas where endangered species are concentrated also tend to be home to numerous endangered languages.

The Australian government listed the koala as a threatened species in parts of the country as the marsupial’s population has diminished in recent years.

Almost a year after gray wolves were taken off the endangered species list, Idahoans still debate the impact of gray wolves on their human environment and how best to control the wolf population.

With the northern spotted owl reduced to around a dozen in B.C., MP Peter Julian is calling on the provincial government to do more to protect the habitat of the endangered species.