The California Fish and Game Commission unanimously voted today to protect western burrowing owls throughout California as a ...

Our planet now faces a global extinction crisis never witnessed by humankind. Scientists predict that more than 1 million species are on track for extinction in the coming decades. But there’s still ...

Despite their dainty appearance, desert kit foxes are hardy animals, well adapted for living in the hot, harsh desert habitat from which they never stray. This cat-sized kit fox subspecies has long, ...

Three conservation groups today notified state and federal agencies that ongoing efforts to trap and relocate Mexican gray ...

Conservation groups sued the city of Jurupa Valley today for approving a development near the world’s oldest known living oak ...

Crater Lake is part of the National Park System and is famous for its status as one of the world’s deepest and clearest lakes ...

RENO, Nev. — In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced ...

The mountain yellow-legged frog was once the most abundant amphibian in Southern California's Sierra Nevada and Transverse Ranges. Just decades ago, it was hard to walk around many of California's ...

The plight of the Quino checkerspot butterfly has been described by a biologist as “four engines out and about 10 seconds to impact.” The Quino checkerspot was once one of the most common butterflies ...

The scientific name Phocoena is from the Latin word “porpoise” or “pig fish.” Sinus means “cavity,” a reference to the Gulf of California. Put together, Phocoena sinus is the “porpoise of the Gulf of ...

For every county in the United States, the map below shows information on all the animals and plants protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act as threatened or endangered. To see the number of ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law today greater protections from toxic rat poisons, which are harmful and deadly for children, pets and wildlife. The California Ecosystems ...