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Trump Administration Moves to Gut a Core Endangered Species Protection
An internal memo reinterprets the law so that only the intentional killing of animals, not collateral harm, is illegal.
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Birds Are Dying. Clues Point to El Niño.
A die-off of seabirds has some experts thinking an El Niño weather pattern is to blame, a look at data centers and pollution, and more climate news.
Seabird carcasses in Ecuador.
Phoenix Species Project Announces Funds for Imperiled Wildlife
A new fund called the Phoenix Species Project will provide $200 million to help pull imperiled wildlife back from the brink of extinction.
Phoenix Species Project Announces Funds for Imperiled Wildlife
A new fund called the Phoenix Species Project will provide $200 million to help pull imperiled wildlife back from the brink of extinction.
Some of the imperiled animals included in the Phoenix Species Project.
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Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Stripped of Endangered Status by Judge
The dunes sagebrush lizard, found only in the oil-rich Permian Basin, was classified as endangered two years ago.
Trump Cuts Habitat Protections for Endangered Species
The rule change ends a safeguard that had been in place for 50 years and could hasten the demise of imperiled animals.
Piping plovers need undisturbed beaches to nest and raise their young.
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I.U.C.N. Update Says Deep-Sea Mining Threatens Mollusks Around Hydrothermal Vents
The snails and other mollusks around hydrothermal vents have evolved to thrive in extreme conditions, but mineral extraction could drive more than half to extinction.
Trump Administration Forms Partnership to Bank DNA From Imperiled Species
The government is teaming up with Colossal Biosciences, a private company that claims to have revived extinct dire wolves, to store samples from at-risk animals and plants.
The Frozen Zoo in San Diego, which has been preserving cells for over 50 years. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced a partnership with Colossal Biosciences for a similar effort.
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Indonesia Landslides Devastated Endangered Orangutans, Study Finds
More than 5 percent of the species is estimated to have been lost when a climate-fueled storm unleashed torrents of water, mud and debris.
Indonesia Landslides Devastated Endangered Orangutans, Study Finds
More than 5 percent of the species is estimated to have been lost when a climate-fueled storm unleashed torrents of water, mud and debris.
Hear the Sonic Blasts Affecting Endangered Rice’s Whales in the Gulf of Mexico
Fewer than 100 Rice’s whales remain on Earth. Researchers say sonic blasts from oil exploration are a top threat to the species. See and hear why.
Can New Technology Help Save North Atlantic Right Whales?
Innovative systems to keep ships from hitting North Atlantic right whales are coming into use. The Trump administration is weighing whether they can replace a bedrock protection.
Can New Technology Help Save North Atlantic Right Whales?
Innovative systems to keep ships from hitting North Atlantic right whales are coming into use. The Trump administration is weighing whether they can replace a bedrock protection.
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A Very Lonely Caterpillar, Possibly the Last of Its Kind, Has Died
The Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly hasn’t been seen in the wild since 2022. The caterpillar was the last individual in human care.
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