endangered species act
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U.S. Endangered Species List Gets 21 Species Smaller (in the Bad Way)
The U.S. is officially saying goodbye to 21 species that have been feared gone for years. These animals, which include many birds and marine mammals, have been delisted from the Endangered Species Act because they are now declared extinct, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said this week. One famous bird, the ivory-billed woodpecker, was…
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The Tragically Human End of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
At the end of September, an ornithological bombshell 54 years in the making finally dropped: The ivory-billed woodpecker, a symbol of southern biodiversity and the largest woodpecker in the U.S., was to be removed from the endangered species list. The reason? Extinction.
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Trump Administration Guts America’s Endangered Species Act
At a time when species face an unprecedented threat from human activities, the U.S. Trump administration is rolling back key protections for those most at risk of extinction.