endangered species

‘They are dinosaurs’: Tahoe sees return of giant birds

Once nearly extirpated in California, sandhill cranes are coming back For centuries, there was a familiar spring and summer element…

8 months ago

USBR: Building a defense against extinction

Photo: Delta smelt are native to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reclamation, partner agencies continue extraordinary effort to save Delta smelt…

8 months ago

The Story of the Orcas and the Chinook Salmon

Photo by theartist312/iStock An Endangered Species Act parable Thanks to 20th-century aquariums and marine theme parks, orcas—also known as killer…

11 months ago

Can frog transplants bring an endangered species back from the brink in California?

A yellow-legged frog in its habitat rests on algae and a stick in San Benito County, Calif., on Saturday, Oct.…

11 months ago

The ridiculously stupid reason the US is letting animals spiral toward oblivion

Art: Eleanor Taylor for Vox Good God, give this US agency a few more dollars to stop a mass extinction. Exactly…

11 months ago