Polar Bears Could Face Extinction Faster Than Thought, Study Says
Polar bears are starving and could face extinction faster than previously thought, according to a new study.
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Polar bears are starving and could face extinction faster than previously thought, according to a new study.
I am a lifelong animal lover and vegetarian for whom the idea of killing animals for fun is repellent, and have committed my career to African wildlife conservation.
The Ridgway's rail is a rare bird that relies on the salt marshes south of Los Angeles to survive. And that's why its future is in doubt — the salt marsh is disappearing under rising seas.
The California gray wolves will keep their endangered species protections even once the rebounding animal hits a population of at least 50, state wildlife officials said Wednesday.
U.S. officials on Tuesday rejected greater protections for six species including the rabbit-like American pika, which researchers warn is disappearing from areas of the West as climate change alters its mountain habitat.
A biologist and contractor with a lumber company is at the heart of an experiment sanctioned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: killing bully owls to protect endangered owls.
It has a lot to do with a couple of rare species that call the area home and this grassroots organization says they were here first.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said this week that a petition wildlife advocates filed late last year deserves further investigation.
Federal officials have announced more than $4 million in projects in four states as part of a wildfire-fighting strategy but the efforts could hurt training operations at numerous U.S. military facilities in the West.
The government is preparing insufficient protections for a ground-dwelling bird that has declined significantly over the past century and soon will face a possible endangered species listing.
Zoo officials have received Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog tadpoles from zoos and labs around the state.
Great white sharks off the coast of California will likely enjoy greater protection, as state officials consider whether to add the predator to California's list of endangered species.
They are the most feared predator in the ocean, but the state of California thinks great white sharks might need a little protection of their own.
Biologists are puzzled by the mysterious deaths of 104 endangered mountain yellow-legged frogs in breeding tanks at a California zoo.
