Endangered listing for Nevada toad in geothermal power fight
RENO, Nev. — A tiny Nevada toad at the center of a legal battle over a geothermal power…
Panama confronts illegal trafficking of animals
ANCON, Panama — In a tropical forest beside the Panama Canal, two black-handed spider monkeys…
Lawsuit looms over tiny fish in drought-stricken West
RENO, Nev. — Conservationists have notified U.S. wildlife officials that they will sue over…
Animals trafficked in Mexico on social media sites: report
MEXICO CITY — A new report suggests that trafficking of wild and endangered species is common…
Turtles in demand as pets, leading to a spike in poaching
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Swimming in two plastic bins inside a brightly lit and sterile quarantine…
Endangered whale's decline slows, but population falls again
PORTLAND, Maine — The decline of an endangered species of whale slowed last year, as it lost…
Snail darter, focus of epic conservation fight, is recovered
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The snail darter, a tiny Southeastern fish that derailed a federal dam…
San Diego Zoo welcomes 41 endangered turtle hatchlings
SAN DIEGO — It only took two decades, but a rare and endangered turtle species has finally…
Fungal outbreak threatens tricolored bat with extinction
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Federal officials announced plans Tuesday to list the tricolored bat as…