The Endangered Species Act, which protects more than 1,250 species, is based on three key elements: listing species as threatened or endangered; designating habitat essential for the species ...

“All of the threatened shark and ray species are overfished, with 31 percent further affected by loss and degradation of habitat and 10 percent affected by climate change.” ...

Unfortunately, loss of plant and animal habitat leads to local species extinctions and a loss of diversity from ecosystems. Fortunately, not all of the extinctions occur at once. Conservation ...

Invasive species and habitat loss are the biggest threats to Australian biodiversity, according to new research by the Threatened Species Recovery Hub in partnership with The University of Queensland.

Once thriving, there are now believed to be just 73 Southern Resident killer whales left in Washington state's Puget Sound.

A public comment period is open on a proposed management plan that seeks to rebuild the once-abundant birds' numbers by permanently protecting coastal marshes and helping private landowners create ...

One of Arizona’s tiniest owls may regain federal protections by the end of the year as climate change, habitat loss and invasive species threaten its future. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

Habitat loss also occurs as a result of natural events such as floods, ... The groups' aim is to protect "biodiversity hotspots" that contain high concentrations of threatened species, ...

Loss of habitat affecting blackbirds Once abundant throughout its range, the rusty blackbird has experienced a cataclysmic decline in recent decades. Some estimates peg the total population loss ...

The groups have urged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Forest Service to exclude cattle from areas critical for many species.

Pennsylvania’s game and fish threatened by invasive species, disease and habitat loss Non-native fish, chronic wasting disease, game bird habitat loss are affecting hunting and fishing in the state.

Invasive species and habitat loss are the biggest threats to Australian biodiversity, according to new research by the Threatened Species Recovery Hub in partnership with The University of Queensland.