endangered wildlife

U.S. environmental groups filed a suit on Wednesday against British-based oil giant BP Plc saying the world's worst offshore spill inflicted "ongoing unlawful" harm on endangered wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico.

Wildlife officials in the Northern Rocky Mountains said Wednesday they are considering hunting grey wolves in the name of research to get around a recent court ruling that restored federal protections for the animals.

Less than three years before the Gulf oil spill erupted, federal regulators concluded several offshore drilling projects posed a low risk to endangered wildlife - a determination that contrasts sharply with recent scenes of birds struggling to survive the slick.

Documents show federal regulators concluded offshore oil drilling posed a low risk to endangered wildlife.

Li Li, a painter and animal rights activist, uses his art and street activism to speak on behalf of China's endangered wildlife, which is threatened by air and water pollution.