Endangered Species
Idaho and Montana hoped to hammer wolf populations with controversial laws last year. So far, they haven’t.
The garage-crashing black-footed ferret surprised a homeowner in Pueblo West.
"We kind of decided to throw the bat among the pigeons and ruffle some feathers,” a spokesperson for the poll said.
Tiehm's buckwheat is a desert wildflower only known to exist on a remote Nevada ridge.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
A federal judge ordered the Fish and Wildlife Service to reconsider its decision not to grant the iconic desert plant protection under the Endangered Species Act.
Since gray wolves have lost federal protections, some states have adopted aggressive hunting seasons allowing large numbers to be killed.
The Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking protections under the Endangered Species Act. An independent study found that nearly all colonies could be wiped out by 2100.
Under Trump, several protections for threatened species were weakened. The Biden administration said it's now canceling or reviewing these actions.
Fishing gear entanglements, ship collisions and climate change are shrinking the critically endangered marine mammals.
Tragically, not all of the endangered tortoises survived the transport. A police officer has been arrested in the alleged smuggling case, authorities said.