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Endangered Species

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Trump administration opens endangered species' habitats to development

  • Jul 14
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Porter man admits to shooting and killing bald eagle: Officials

  • May 15
Josh Henderson

Galveston's ghostly inhabitants could restore national wolf population

  • Apr 23
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These species are now listed as endangered

  • Apr 9

New jaguar spotted in Arizona points to progress in species' recovery

  • Dec 5, 2025

Man grabs sea turtle for photo in Hawaii, video shows

  • Nov 24, 2025

Dire wolf revived through de-extinction process

  • Apr 9, 2025

Monarch butterflies to be listed as a threatened species in US

  • Dec 12, 2024

Latest Videos

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Porter man admits to shooting and killing bald eagle in 2024, US Attorney's Office says

  • May 15
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Researchers hope Galveston's 'genetically fancy' coyotes could restore national wolf population

  • Apr 23
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Majestic milestone for a popular Houston Zoo resident

  • Aug 27, 2025
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How the Disney Conservation Fund helps nonprofit Proyecto Tití save cotton-top tamarins

  • Apr 28, 2023
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Dr. Jaret Daniels on saving butterflies and the impact of the Disney Conservation Fund

  • Apr 28, 2023
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Disney Conservation Fund helps Sea Turtle Conservancy and Communities Protect Florida's Sea Turtles

  • Apr 27, 2023
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This is a big "dill": Endangered tortoises, Mr. and Mrs. Pickles lay 3 eggs at the Houston Zoo

  • Mar 17, 2023
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Researcher shares amazing video of record-breaking sized eel found on Rockport beach in Texas

  • Jan 27, 2023

Latest Stories

Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Biden administration over endangered Texas lizard

On Monday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the federal government over its decision to add the dunes sagebrush lizard, which resides in the state's biggest oil and gas sector, to the endangered species list.

  • Sep 24, 2024

Critically endangered whale spotted off California coast, NOAA confirms

The North Pacific right whale is critically endangered; according to NOAA's website, there are likely fewer than 500 remaining.

  • May 28, 2024

Houston woman sentenced after illegally selling spider monkey and toucans on Craigslist

Investigators said that Valdez coordinated the sale of a Mexican spider monkey for $8,500 and toucans for $3,000 in the summer of 2023.

  • Mar 19, 2024
(AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

'America's wolf' among those rescued by Endangered Species Act: 'Absolutely worth protecting'

Of the many animals protected by the Endangered Species Act, there may be no other species more American than red wolf.

  • Dec 28, 2023
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Endangered Species Act turns 50: 'First Bill of Rights for species other than humans'

The bald eagle, American alligator and Louisiana black bear are just three of the nearly 300 species revived by the Endangered Species Act -- 50 years since it first took affect.

  • Dec 26, 2023