True extinction is final, a point of no return where a species disappears forever. And sadly, species go extinct all the time ...

A 10-year-old girl rescued an endangered Mexican axolotl in Wales, and now she’s keeping it as a pet.  Sightings of endangered animals are, naturally, pretty rare. You might have to spend time out in ...

In April of 2025, headlines across the world announced that the dire wolf had been brought back from extinction. This 130-150 lbs wolf species, about 25% heavier than modern-day gray wolves, had not ...

Long Island species that benefit include the rufous red knot, roseate terns, four sea turtle species and piping plovers.

Just because a species is presumed extinct doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. Here are four glowing examples of this unique, and felicitous, phenomenon. Not all species that have been classified as ...

Threats, Recovery Stories, and How We Can Help Across the globe, endangered species face a web of threats that undermine ecosystems and the services they provide. This piece explains the main ...

(Gary Braasch / Corbis) When Polynesians arrived at the uninhabited Hawaiian Islands thousands of years ago, they found an array of colorful tree snails, each less than an inch in length, across the ...

Nearly 300 birds, fish, mammals and other critters have federal protection in the Golden State.

In the past couple of decades, several species have been driven to extinction thanks, in large part, to human interference. Sometimes that interference is direct, poaching for big game trophies or ...

Wildlife advocates claim the bill would overhaul the non-partisan law that protects wildlife habitats, including ones on Long ...

One St. Johns County woman flew to D.C. to convince her representative to keep the law intact.