Fumika Takahashi recalled a gray January day when she set out to rescue rabbits. The federal wildlife biologist kayaked along the lower San Joaquin River, which had risen close to the treetops. She ...

Nevada has a unique history with water and land, making it a surprisingly diverse place for wildlife. But recent pressures threaten its species.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday said it had found "substantial information" in petitions that eight animals and a plant should be listed under the Endangered Species Act. The agency is ...

Habitat for the pygmy rabbit, a furry denizen of the West’s sagebrush steppes, is in such rapid decline that the species warrants federal protection under the Endangered Species Act, several ...

BOISE, Idaho— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that the pygmy rabbit may warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act. The pygmy rabbit is the world’s smallest rabbit and is ...

SALT LAKE CITY— Conservation organizations submitted a petition to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today requesting protection of pygmy rabbits under the Endangered Species Act. The rabbits ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Federal wildlife officials say they've decided to review whether to add 10 more species to the Endangered Species List. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday that ...

When the federal government lists a species as endangered, there’s significant resources that become available to preserve it. Recovery — and further review every five years — becomes the ...

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - The hardships facing the pygmy rabbit of the western United States don't warrant protections under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced on ...