SACRAMENTO, Calif.— Gov. Gavin Newsom signed tighter rat poison restrictions into law today, expanding an existing moratorium to include all blood-thinning rat poisons, known as anticoagulant ...

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today adopted new restrictions on U.S. imports of African elephant hunting trophies and live elephants but stopped short of a total ban on imports.

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— California’s fracking ban went into effect today, officially ending the dangerous, highly intensive method of oil and gas extraction in the state. As of today, the state oil and ...

Collisions with vessels are the one of the most frequent causes of premature death for several highly endangered marine mammals, including the North Atlantic right whale, blue whale and Florida ...

The grizzly bear is California’s state animal and the centerpiece of its flag and seal — but a grizzly hasn’t roamed the wilds of the Golden State since 1924. It’s time to bring the state flag back to ...

The Center for Biological Diversity and Endangered Habitats League petitioned the California Fish and Game Commission today ...

Plastic fills our dumps, homes and oceans. Plastic pollution takes a huge toll on wildlife: More than 700 species, including sea turtles, fish and whales, eat plastic or get tangled up in it. Plastic ...

DESCRIPTION: The monarch is a large orange butterfly that flies with its wings held in a “v” shape. The wings have prominent dark veins and two rows of white spots at the edges, and the body is dark.

The Sonoyta mud turtle has evolved as an aquatic species in one of the driest parts of the Sonoran Desert. With webbed feet and an innate ability to swim, this turtle depends heavily on what little ...

DESCRIPTION: Marbled murrelets are small, plump, puffin-like seabirds with short necks and tails; slender, pointed bills; and long, narrow wings. Adults have a sooty-brown body marbled with a light ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Federal Highway Administration today announced a $25 million grant for North Carolina to build wildlife crossings that will help save critically endangered Red Wolves. Only 16 red ...

Three of the species included in today’s notice are from the territory of Puerto Rico: the Culebra skink (Culebra and the ...