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Vladimir Putin has made headlines by championing the endangered Siberian tiger — posing with a cuddly cub and placing a tracking collar on a full-grown female in the wilds of his country's Far East. Now Russia is helping plan an ambitious program it hopes can double the global tiger population by 2022.
Wisconsin environmental experts say the rebuilding of an electrical transmission line in Waushara County could cause some lizards on the state's endangered species list to be killed.
Peru's Machu Picchu ancient ruins, Antoni Gaudi's Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona and a New Orleans elementary school are among the cultural heritage sites threatened by neglect or overdevelopment, a preservationist group said Tuesday.
An Argentine zoo plans to release three endangered crowned eagles back into the wild after several months of rehabilitation during captivity.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing federal protection for the shovelnose sturgeon to help protect the endangered pallid sturgeon.
Here's a look at some significant moose populations in the U.S. according to officials from wildlife agencies in those states. Experts caution that making accurate population estimates is difficult.
The moose calf didn't seem to want to get out of the water.
An endangered Sumatran rhino has died at the Cincinnati Zoo, a setback to a program that successfully produced the first calves born in captivity in more than a century.
Conservation groups are asking a federal judge in Missoula to block fall wolf hunts in Idaho and Montana.
American wildlife officials and ranchers are raising questions over a plan to release a rare North American gray wolf to its historic range in northern Mexico: Will it stay south of the border and what can be done if it threatens livestock?
They're all gray wolves, but the Mexican gray wolf is notably different than its faraway cousins, and conservationists now say the animals need specific protection under federal law to avoid extinction.
When it comes to next year's primaries, three senators probably are feeling a lot like Rodney Dangerfield: They can't get any respect.
Scientists have found evidence of a potentially large population of the nearly extinct mountain yellow-legged frog in a Southern California wilderness where it hadn't been seen in a half-century, raising prospects for restoring the species to its once wide range.
Wildlife agents rescued two Mexican gray wolf pups found abandoned in a New Mexico forest, but three others from the same litter were found dead, officials said Thursday.
Governments are failing to stem a rapid decline in biodiversity that is now threatening extinction for almost half the world's coral reef species, a third of amphibians and a quarter of mammals, a leading environmental group warned Thursday.
The top five destinations for Mandaean refugees in the United States from 2002 through June 24, 2009:
When the bride and groom arrive at the Mandaean Association, the Middle Eastern salad is ready and flower petals are lightly strewn across the floor.
The federal government on Monday agreed to put gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region back on the endangered species list — at least temporarily.
Environmental groups are suing the federal government over its decision to remove gray wolves in the upper Great Lakes region from the endangered species list.
A pair of federal judges will decide which states in the Northern Rockies have enough gray wolves to allow public hunting, as the bitter debate over the region's wolves heads to courts in Wyoming and Montana.
The cafes, the school and the roller rink are long gone from Alabama's oldest black city. Empty homes and businesses line the narrow streets.
An Ethiopian lark, a Galapagos finch and a spectacularly colored hummingbird only recently discovered in Colombia have been added to the list of the world's most threatened species, an environmental group said Thursday. The International Union for Conservation of Nature — the producer each year of a Red List of endangered species — said the Sidamo lark could soon become Africa's first known bird extinction as the Ethiopian savanna becomes overgrown by bush, farmland and overgrazing.
The Century Plaza Hotel hosted President-elect Ronald Reagan's victory celebration, a welcome home gala for the Apollo 11 astronauts and Bob Hope's celebrity-studded Century Ball.
A federal judge says a lawsuit by environmental groups to keep the government from aggressively removing endangered Mexican gray wolves that have attacked livestock can move forward.
Garrett rejects Traveston dam Australian Federal Environment Minister, Peter Garrett, has rejected the proposed Traveston Crossing Dam project near Gympie, claiming the impact on threatened species would be "too great".
Missing, endangered' woman arrested for false report A 24-year-old woman reported as "missing and endangered" allegedly lied about being kidnapped, police said.
Missing endangered 22-year-old woman The Manatee County Sheriff's Office is asking for the publics help in locating a missing endangered 22-year-old Bradenton woman.
Lincoln's Rare Tree Kangaroo Dies After FallA rare tree kangaroo has died at the Lincoln Children's Zoo after falling from a high perch in its exhibit.
'Ferris Bueller' house, 3 Wright homes on new list of endangered IL landmarksA Highland Park home and pavilion made famous in the movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," and three Frank Lloyd Wright-designed houses were named on Wednesday as some of the Chicago area's most endangered places. Built from 1952 until 1954 and designed by architect A.
Wolves Are Set to Become Fair Game in the WestA wolf hunt is set to begin in Idaho on Tuesday if a federal judge does not stop it. It would be the first time in decades that hunters have been allowed to pursue the gray wolf
Minority owned radio stations want some bailout dollarsIt's always a thrill to visit the White House. Especially when the President is the first person of color to hold the highest office in the land.
Scientists find species of nearly extinct frogScientists have found evidence of a potentially large population of the nearly extinct mountain yellow-legged frog in a Southern California wilderness where it hadn't been seen in a half century, raising prospects for restoring the species to its once wide range.
Evidence of endangered frog group found in Calif.LOS ANGELES -- Scientists have found evidence of a potentially large population of the nearly extinct mountain yellow-legged frog in a Southern California wilderness where it hadn't been seen in a half-century, raising prospects for restoring the species to its once wide range.
Population Of Nearly Extinct Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog DiscoveredScienceDaily (July 28, 2009) — For the first time in nearly 50 years, a population of a nearly extinct frog has been rediscovered in the San Bernardino National Forest's San Jacinto Wilderness. Biologists from the U.S.
Deep Deep UndercoverLove or hate the James Bond phenomenon, we bet you've had a hankering to get your hands on a nifty bit of kit that hides a secret camera or a magnet fit for unzipping ladies' dresses at some point in your fantasy life.
Disappearing Dolphins Clamour for AttentionMadeira, Portugal: Small whales are disappearing from the world's oceans and waterways as they fall victim to fishing gear, pollution, and habitat loss – compounded by a lack of conservation measures such as those developed for great whales, according to a new WWF report.
Working to conserve endangered 'Playboy' bunniesRosanna Tursi, a master's student and graduate teaching assistant, is using population genetics to aid in the conservation of the Lower Keys marsh rabbits (Sylvilagus palustris hefneri), which were declared endangered in 1990.
Builders want endangered bird reclassifiedThe Florida Home Builders Association is asking the federal government to upgrade the status of an endangered bird its attorney calls an "albatross" for the state's economy.
Numbers of endangered woodpeckers increase in the Okefenokee A pair of adult red-cockaded woodpeckers angrily squawked as wildlife biologist Dean Easton walked through a stand of pine trees in the northwest corner of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge last week.
As Fences Cut Off Migration, Hoofed Species DeclineOne of the most spectacular events in nature — mass migrations by large, hoofed, grass-eating animals — is endangered. That's what scientists conclude after completing what they say is the first comprehensive look at this phenomenon.
Reward offered in shooting death of pantherBIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE, Fla. (AP) — A $15,200 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest in the shooting death of an endangered Florida panther.
Hunter faces charges for shooting wolfA German hunter faces prosecution after shooting one of two wolves known to live in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, officials said on Monday.
Shellfish reefs are 'most imperilled sea habitat' - environment - 22 May 2009 - New ScientistGLOBALLY, 85 per cent of reefs have been lost. Destructive fishing practices, disease and coastal development threaten many of the survivors.
Birds at risk reach record highA record number of bird species are now listed as threatened with extinction, a global assessment has revealed. The IUCN Red List evaluation considered 1,227, or 12%, of all known bird species to be at risk, with 192 species described as Critically Endangered.
Ban on Wild Tiger Sales 'a Complete Failure'? John Stossel Says Killing Endangered Species Would Protect ThemTigers may be going extinct. There were once 100,000 of the grand animals, but today just a few thousand survive. How do we save them and other endangered species? Well, here's an idea: Let's eat them!
Secretary Salazar Affirms Decision to Delist Gray Wolves in Western Great Lakes, Portion of Northern RockiesOfficial New Release from the U.S. Department of the Interior
One Third of U.S. Bird Species Endangered, Survey Finds Habitat destruction, pollution and other problems have left nearly a third of the nation's 800 bird species endangered, threatened or in serious decline, according to a study issued on Thursday.
National Audubon Society - News - President Obama reverses new ESA rulesGreat news indeed that the new laws for the Endangered Species Act, which Bush tried to pass at the last moment in December have been reversed!
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