A polar bear stood outside the Department of the Interior’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., Thursday with a message: “Stop Trump’s Extinction Plan.” The sign-carrying Arctic creature—actually an ...

Everyday, animals go extinct before our very eyes. Here are some species which are currently endangered and how you can help.

The Trump administration wants to make economic impacts a factor in what was previously a science-based decision on what's best for threatened species.

A study by the Center for Biological Diversity published today in the peer-reviewed journal PeerJ found that 2,204 species around the United States should be considered for protection under the ...

You’ve heard the slogans: save the whales, protect our pollinators. You may have lamented the decline of polar bears or the last of the northern white rhinos. But scientists are only beginning to ...

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 ...

Critics argue the act creates red tape and hinders development, while supporters say it buys time for at-risk species. The Trump administration has moved to dilute the act's scope to reduce what it ...