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New Jersey removes bald eagles from endangered species list as populations soar
The state was able to delist the species because their reproductive rate over multiple years reached sustainable levels.
The Endangered Fish That Halted a Major Dam Was Never Endangered After All
The two-inch snail darter became a symbol for regulatory overreach in the 1970s. New research suggests the fish was not an endangered species — or even a species.
Bald eagle, osprey removed from the state's endangered species list, the NJDEP announced
Bald eagles and ospreys were removed from the NJ endangered species list after years of recovery efforts, the NJDEP ...
Company touts success growing endangered plant, some fear extinction near Nevada mine site
A company planning to build a lithium and boron mine in central Nevada says its efforts to grow an endangered wildflower have ...
'Gitmo' in the Mojave: How the Marines are saving endangered desert tortoises
Two tiny tortoises emerged from their burrows as soon as they detected Brian Henen's footsteps, eager for the handfuls of bok ...
London Zoo begins painstaking stocktake of its 10,000 animals
Everything from tiny invertebrates to giant mammals, as well as birds, reptiles and amphibians, to be counted by staff ...
The Canadian Press on MSN6d
North Atlantic right whales should live past 100 years, but they’re dying around 22: study
The endangered species has about 370 animals left in the wild and the main threats they face are entanglements in lobster and ...
London Zoo staff begin annual stocktake counting more than 10,000 animals
The annual stocktake is a requirement of the zoo’s annual licence and will take the zookeepers almost a week to complete ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2d
They’re Adorable. And Endangered. Meet the World’s Smallest Monkey: the Pygmy Marmoset
The cute creatures are chatty, family oriented—and facing a shrinking habitat in the remote forests of Ecuador ...
Boats in WA waters must stay 1,000 yards from endangered killer whales. How far is that?
Washington state boaters now need to stay 1,000 yards away from any Southern Resident killer whales, after new rules went into effect at the start of the year. But just how far is 1,000 yards? There ...