Customs Seized Giraffe and Zebra Bones in DC Airport From a Woman Who Took Them as Souvenirs From Kenya

Medicine & Technology Dec 19, 2022

Authorities remind tourists that some souvenirs, such as the giraffe and zebra bones, they took from their trip could get them in trouble. Read the article to know the full story.

Saving Nevada Wildflower: Proposed Rule Issued to Protect Plant From Australian Company's Alleged Plan to Mine Lithium

Oct 02, 2021

Federal wildlife officials proposed endangered species protections Friday for a desert wildflower known to exist only on a remote Nevada ridge where an Australian company plans a lithium mine.

The US Fish and Wildlife Service Announced Sierra Nevada Red Fox as Endangered Species

Aug 03, 2021

A recent ruling published in the Federal Register of the United States announced the Sierra Nevada Red Fox as an endangered species.

Big Catch! Giant 100-Year-Old, 7-Feet Long Sturgeon Caught in Detroit

May 02, 2021

In a rare and remarkable catch, a 240-pound sturgeon believed to be more than 100 years old was caught in the Detroit River by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

Environmentalists Go After US Wildlife Services for the Killing of More Than 1.2 Million Animals

Oct 11, 2020

The US Wildlife Services might be facing lawsuits from environmental groups after its report showed killing more than 1.2 million native animals in the United States.

Endangered Jaguars May Lose Designated Land if Area Ranchers Have their Way

May 24, 2015

In March 2014, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service set aside just over 1,000 acres of land straddling the U.S. and Mexican border in an effort to bolster the rapidly dwindling numbers of jaguars. This beautiful spotted cat, who once roamed from Argentina in South America, all the way up to the Grand Canyon in Arizona, has now been practically wiped out in the United States. But that is irrelevant to the angry ranchers who believe providing room for the cats was "unlawful, arbitrary, and capricious."

Conservation Efforts Bring Florida Manatees to Record Numbers

Mar 16, 2015

It seems that efforts to restore the manatee population is beginning to pay off as a record number of manatees have been tallied in Florida's annual survey of endangered marine mammals, state wildlife officials said on Monday.

Catalina Fox Populations—From the Brink of Extinction to Potentially Off the List

Mar 09, 2015

Though the Catalina fox species may be the smallest species of fox in the world, it appears that size may not have anything to do with their survival. And while the animal may have been endangered decades ago, locals and visitors to the island of Santa Catalina are realized that their abundant numbers may be a sign of drastic change.

New Births Spark Hope for Conservation Ecologists: Orca and California Condor Share Miracle of New Life

Jan 12, 2015

Despite continued threats of extinction to a variety of species, life has once again proven it won't give up without a fight thanks to new births from several endangered species this week. These new births have thrilled conservation ecologists across the world that work tirelessly to protect these species.

Grand Canyon Wolf—Female Offers New Hope of Grand Canyon Pack’s Return

Nov 25, 2014

Earlier this month when news broke that an endangered gray wolf from the northern Rocky Mountains may have made its way all the way to the national forest near Grand Canyon National Park, environmentalists and national park officials questioned the highly unlikely scenario of a lone wolf returning to the park where they were driven to extinction over six decades ago. But new DNA tests, conducted on feces remnants collected by park officials, confirmed on Friday Nov. 21 that the suspect captured in pictures throughout the park since Oct. 30 is indeed a lone wolf – and a female at that.

Coalition Sues Fish & Wildlife Service For Fate of Mexican Gray Wolves

Nov 13, 2014

Early Wednesday morning, Nov. 12, after alleging that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has failed to develop a comprehensive and viable recovery plan for the endangered Mexican Gray Wolf, a coalition of conservation organizations filed a lawsuit against the government agency seeking a court order demanding that such a plan be developed.

Endangered Gray Wolf May Have Made a Trip to Grand Canyon

Oct 31, 2014

It’s a photo worth a thousand words, and one of a near impossible candidate. Captured in the national forest near Grand Canyon National Park, authorities revealed Thursday Oct. 30 that a collared endangered gray wolf from the northern Rocky Mountains may be roaming the lands. A species that environmentalists and national park officials haven’t seen since the 1940’s when the gray wolf was driven to extinction in the area.

US Fish & Wildlife Service Say African Lions May be Extinct by 2050

Oct 28, 2014

US Fish and Wildlife Service reports that African lions may soon cease to exist by 2050