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18 Texas species supported by the Endangered Species Act over 50 years
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe daunting sight of a grizzly bear traversing the expansive Great Plains, with its massive form...
Extinctions ‘may threaten Madagascar’s biodiversity for 23 million years’
Press Association News via AOL· 1 year agoIt may take around 23 million years for evolution to replace Madagascar’s endangered mammals if they...
These Are the Animals Scientists Predict Will Go Extinct Next
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFelixReyesPhotography / Wikimedia CommonsIn the Dr. Seuss children’s book Horton Hears a Who!,...
How we can help the most endangered class of animals survive climate change
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Morona-Santiago stubfoot toad (Atelopus halihelos) in Ecuador is listed as critically...
25 of the strangest ancient sea monsters
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWe see a four-legged sea monster with a long body and tail and very sharp teeth with an open mouth. From the creepiest Cambrian critters to massive...
Gulf of Mexico's Rice's whale is a newcomer to Endangered Species Act protections
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWhatever its outcome − disastrous or delightful − no animal's Endangered Species Act story looks...
Humanity could lose up to half of future medicines through plant extinctions
Press Association News via AOL· 7 months agoHumanity is “staring down the barrel” of potentially losing up to half of its future medicines...
A rare bird and bumblebee fight for survival in Maine
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 18—Maine officials want to add a rare bird and bee to the state's endangered species list: the Saltmarsh sparrow, a secretive little songbird under dire threat from rising seas, and the ...
Reported sightings of extinct Tasmanian tiger come by the thousands
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThylacines — marsupials known as Tasmanian tigers — were declared extinct decades ago, but efforts...
Birds, reptiles and small mammals: Nothing is safe from outdoor cats
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe cartoon cat Garfield is picky about what he eats, but that belies the reality of what is really...