As of mid-June, biologists in Texas have documented 383 Kemp’s ridley turtle nests — breaking the previous record of 353 set in 2017. Last year, there were only 340. Nesting season is still underway, ...

The Central Polk Parkway East would pass through land that contains the endangered blushing scrub mint plant, advocates say. It's found only in Polk County.

Seven species of pangolin could soon be federally protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, an animal which officials have called "the world’s most heavily trafficked mammal." In an ...

The Trump administration is proposing giving pangolins Endangered Species Act protections. The scaly mammals come from Asia and Africa, not the U.S., so the protections would be related to imp… ...

Pangolins — strangely adorable, scale-covered creatures believed to be the most heavily trafficked mammal in the world — should receive protection under the Endangered Species Act, federal ...

Bangladesh is attempting to conserve and nurture five critically endangered flora species to ensure their healthy population in nature. Currently, these plants are present only in some specific ...

A legal scholar with a Ph.D. in wildlife genetics explains the promise biotechnology techniques hold for some animals that are currently endangered.

The ghost orchid will be added to the Endangered Species List due to threats like poaching, habitat loss, and degradation. There are approximately 1,500 ghost orchids left in the wild. Ghost ...

The ghost orchid is a rare, beautiful species. There is only one national park site where it can be found: Big Cypress National Preserve.

DENVER — After nearly 50 years of being considered a threatened species, a Colorado cactus was removed from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants — a result of conservation ...

Here in Colorado, over 100 plants are endangered, 68 of which exist exclusively in our state, according to the Colorado Natural Heritage Program . Some important plant species, like our iconic aspen ...

When law makers discuss protecting endangered species, they mostly think about protecting mammals. Yet, S.C.'s diverse plant population is also threatened.