While the well-known story that Benjamin Franklin wanted the wild turkey to be the national bird may be exaggerated, it is true that the founding father praised the wild gobbler’s ...

The Center for Biological Diversity sued the Trump administration today for delaying critically needed Endangered Species Act ...

America's national bird is doing great. The government's proposed cuts to nature protections could put that at risk.

The lawsuit, filed by the Center for Biological Diversity, alleges the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service violated the Endangered ...

Once thriving, there are now believed to be just 73 Southern Resident killer whales left in Washington state's Puget Sound.

An attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice requested extra time to respond to a recent lawsuit against a trio of federal ...

The Bald Eagle’s undeniable majesty has earned it longtime status as the mascot of the United States, but the bird also has some surprisingly quirky traits, like its dicey aerial courtship routine or ...

U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) introduced legislation this week to remove the Mexican gray wolf from the endangered species ...

After being hunted to eradication in Washington and Oregon in the 1930s and 1940s, the gray wolf’s recovery in these states ...

The U.S. Department of Food and Agriculture recently announced it would try to roll back the “roadless rule,” a decades-old policy that prevents road construction and logging on nearly 4 ...

"I would never believe it if I didn't live it," Exotic told Newsweek in an exclusive interview from his prison in Texas.

This is the second installment of Howl, a five-part written series and podcast season produced in partnership between the ...