endangered species

A Puerto Rican frog about the size of a toenail could receive protection from U.S. environmental officials, who announced Tuesday they would like to list it as an endangered species.

The Senate leader of a task force on endangered species says Oklahoma must act quickly if it hopes to keep a native bird from being listed as threatened or endangered.

The first national survey of Sri Lanka's wild elephants found more than had been estimated - a sign the endangered species has a healthy, growing population on the Indian Ocean island.

Conservation groups asked an appeals court on Monday to strike down a move by Congress to strip more than 1,500 wolves in Idaho and Montana of federal endangered species protections.

Sri Lanka is preparing for its first census of elephants in the island's forests to help protect the endangered species against the loss of its habitat.

Wildlife officials say Michigan's population of bald eagles has risen, leaving the birds once listed as an endangered species to search out good places to live.

The largest wildfire in Arizona history left a charred landscape of blackened forest, burned-out vehicle hulks and charred fireplaces as it destroyed more than 30 homes.

A nine-year campaign aimed at protecting the countryside and saving endangered species from extinction has been launched by a wildlife charity.

The bluefin tuna should be listed as an endangered species, according to a committee of Canadian scientists and government representatives.

The Obama administration will no longer consider state boundaries when determining endangered species protections, a decision that could mean more protection for endangered species over wider areas, officials said Friday.