Nevada scientist among those logging ‘lost’ species as fewer endangered species are listed

Long before Las Vegas’ Fremont Street was a gambling hub festooned with neon lights, Oreocarya insolita, a shin-high ...

Nevada’s ‘lost’ species raise extinction fears as new journal tracks missing plants and animals

Nevada’s missing plants and animals are drawing attention as a new journal tracks species that have gone undocumented for ...
Science News

An extinct crocodilian was found among rocks that built the Great Sphinx

Herugavialis is the new name for a fossil found in the same rocks that built the Great Sphinx. The reptile is a unique branch ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Century Ago, an Extinct Crocodilian’s Skull Was Found in the Rocks That Built the Sphinx. Turns Out, It Belonged to a New Species

The specimen was long mislabeled, according to a new study. Paleontologists identified it as a previously undescribed genus ...

List of endangered animals beating extinction as Trump cuts protections

Several endangered species in the U.S. have recovered from their endangered status thanks to federal protections.
Forbes

Meet 4 ‘Extinct’ Animals That Were Miraculously Rediscovered (Hint: One Was An Ancient Fish Found In A Fishing Net In 1938)

Just because a species is presumed extinct doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. Here are four glowing examples of this unique, and felicitous, phenomenon. Not all species that have been classified as ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

animal extinction

Why large numbers of reptile species face extinction and what that means for our ecosystem. Globally, about 20 percent of reptile species are facing the threat of extinction. That ...

Extinct bovine species discovered in Siberia reveals lost relative of yaks

DNA analyses of ancient remains have revealed a previously unknown extinct bovine species that inhabited southern Siberia ...

New federal rules put Georgia species at risk

Changes to the Endangered Species Act may leave iconic Georgia wildlife like the right whale vulnerable.
United States Department of Justice

Justice Department Files Motions Defending a Rule Rescinding the Regulatory Definitions of “Harm” As It Relates to the Endangered Species Act

The Justice Department’s Energy and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) yesterday filed motions for summary judgment in four cases defending challenges to a rule rescinding the regulatory definition of ...