The International Union for Conservation of Nature assessed the blue tree monitor lizard as endangered in 2017, finding that the animals face a very high risk of extinction in the wild. The species is ...

The chambered, or pearly, nautilus (Nautilus pompilius) is a charismatic cephalopod species known for its exceptional spiraling, chambered shell. It belongs to a family that has barely changed since ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Federal Highway Administration today announced a $25 million grant for North Carolina to build wildlife crossings that will help save critically endangered Red Wolves. Only 16 red ...

Bluefin tuna are an ocean-going fish that grow up to 10 feet long and can weigh as much as 1,200 pounds. Unlike almost all fish, bluefin tuna are warm-blooded and able to regulate their body ...

A Texas-based oil company announced to investors today that the California Office of the State Fire Marshal has waived federally required anti-corrosion measures for the Las Flores pipeline system.

Conservation groups sent a letter Tuesday urging the U.S. Forest Service to amend the Nantahala-Pisgah forest plan because of the tremendous damage from Hurricane Helene to North Carolina’s Nantahala ...

DESCRIPTION: Walruses are easily distinguished by their long, white tusks, cinnamon-brown skin, grizzled whiskers, and bodies full of blubber. Growing up to 3,750 pounds, male Pacific walruses are ...

Oases in the desert, Southwestern streams are among the most delicate ecosystems on the planet. In these shallow, ephemeral waters, species like the Mexican garter snake once carved out a precarious ...

The narrow-headed garter snake is a nonvenomous snake found in and near the cool, clear headwater streams of the U.S. Southwest. With its stripeless, grayish-colored body, it has been called “drab” in ...

Why are bats dying in North America? An estimated 6.7 million bats have died since 2006 because of an outbreak of white-nose syndrome, a fast-moving disease that has wiped out entire colonies and left ...