The House passed a measure Thursday that would take a California fish species, longfin smelt, off the endangered species list. The measure’s sponsor said the aim is to overturn a “misguided decision” ...

With each passing year, species across the United States face an uncertain future. As habitats continue to be destroyed, ...

Longfin smelt at the University of California, Davis Fangue Lab in an undated photo. (Brianna Yetter/University of California Davis via Bay City News) The longfin smelt, a fish the length of a ...

The largest freshwater fish in North America, which was once abundant in California’s major rivers and San Francisco Bay, has declined in numbers to a point that state officials will consider whether ...

Americans celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act late last year, serving as a reminder of the 1,662 domestic and 638 foreign species it protects. The act is credited with saving ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Arizona’s state fish is finally off the hook. Governor Katie Hobbs & state leaders announced that the Apache trout has been delisted from the endangered species list. “This is a ...

An inch-long, mosquito larvae-eating fish that once darted through the San Marcos River in central Texas is now presumed extinct, as are 20 other animals nixed this week from the U.S. Fish and ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service determined the bird, once nearly extinct, has rebounded and no longer needs protections.