/tags/endangered-species endangered species en-US Copyright Thu, 29 Oct 2020 20:42:12 GMT /news-partners/2020-10-29/gray-wolves-to-be-removed-from-endangered-species-list The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is removing federal protections for gray wolves in the contiguous U.S., saying the species' recovery is a success. Wildlife groups are promising to sue. Thu, 29 Oct 2020 20:42:12 GMT /news-partners/2020-10-29/gray-wolves-to-be-removed-from-endangered-species-list Nathan Rott /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2020-02-25/tech-tuesday-saving-disappearing-species Transformative technologies expand the ways that wild animals can be tracked and monitored, providing new hope for conservation efforts.Scientists are… Tue, 25 Feb 2020 13:15:29 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2020-02-25/tech-tuesday-saving-disappearing-species /2019-08-28/trump-administration-opens-door-to-dropping-floridas-key-deer-from-endangered-list U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials recommended that Key deer be "delisted due to recovery," but advocates say the Key deer population was hit hard by Hurricane Irma and its aftermath. Wed, 28 Aug 2019 20:20:00 GMT /2019-08-28/trump-administration-opens-door-to-dropping-floridas-key-deer-from-endangered-list Greg Allen /news-partners/2019-08-12/trump-administration-makes-major-changes-to-protections-for-endangered-species Interior Secretary David Bernhardt says the revisions will make the landmark conservation law more efficient. Critics say it will hurt endangered plants and animals as they face mounting threats. Mon, 12 Aug 2019 22:41:42 GMT /news-partners/2019-08-12/trump-administration-makes-major-changes-to-protections-for-endangered-species Nathan Rott /news-partners/2019-06-24/monarch-butterflies-born-in-captivity-have-trouble-migrating-south-study-says A researcher made the discovery after ordering monarchs from a breeder. To help them, experts recommend planting milkweed. Mon, 24 Jun 2019 20:15:07 GMT /news-partners/2019-06-24/monarch-butterflies-born-in-captivity-have-trouble-migrating-south-study-says Pien Huang /news-partners/2018-09-24/judge-restores-grizzly-bears-protections-as-endangered-species The ruling blocks planned hunting of grizzlies. Judge Dana Christensen said the federal government didn't use the best available science when it took them off the threatened-species list last year. Tue, 25 Sep 2018 02:20:10 GMT /news-partners/2018-09-24/judge-restores-grizzly-bears-protections-as-endangered-species Nate Hegyi /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-08-01/proposed-threats-to-the-endangered-species-act The Endangered Species Act, which shields more than 2,000 plant, animal and insect species at risk from extinction, has withstood regular efforts to… Wed, 01 Aug 2018 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-08-01/proposed-threats-to-the-endangered-species-act /news-partners/2017-09-14/good-news-for-snow-leopards-bad-news-for-ash-trees Snow leopards are no longer on the verge of extinction, a new assessment found. However, the situation is looking dire for five species of ash trees, now listed as "critically endangered." Thu, 14 Sep 2017 21:12:43 GMT /news-partners/2017-09-14/good-news-for-snow-leopards-bad-news-for-ash-trees Merrit Kennedy /news-partners/2017-08-01/great-lakes-gray-wolves-spot-safe-on-endangered-species-list-for-now Tuesday's decision by an appellate court is the latest win for proponents of maintaining federal protection of the animals. Wed, 02 Aug 2017 01:36:00 GMT /news-partners/2017-08-01/great-lakes-gray-wolves-spot-safe-on-endangered-species-list-for-now Amy Held /breaking-news/2017-01-11/u-s-puts-bumblebee-on-the-endangered-species-list-for-1st-time The protected designation for the rusty patched bumblebee is also the first of its kind for a bee species in the continental U.S. It has seen a dramatic decline in numbers and territory. Wed, 11 Jan 2017 22:21:00 GMT /breaking-news/2017-01-11/u-s-puts-bumblebee-on-the-endangered-species-list-for-1st-time Merrit Kennedy