The largest of the true foxes, red foxes are also the most widespread, found across the entire northern hemisphere. But secretive Sierra Nevada red foxes — genetically and geographically distinct from ...

Wolves were once common along the West Coast, from the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state through Oregon to the far reaches of Southern California. As keystone predators wolves are vital for ...

The Center for Biological Diversity, conservation partners and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are offering rewards totaling more than $65,000 for information leading to arrests and convictions in ...

California’s pesticide regulators released preliminary findings today linking the herbicide paraquat to risks to wildlife and human health harms, including thyroid disease and birth defects.

It's a critical moment. ExxonMobil wants to restart offshore drilling in the Santa Barbara Channel, putting the California coastline at great risk of another massive oil spill. We’re not going to let ...

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for failing to provide habitat ...

Three vital provisions give the Act its teeth. It’s “citizen-suit” provision lets public-interest groups and individuals petition and sue sluggish federal agencies to make sure the Act protects ...

Hellbenders may not be pretty to everyone, but these strictly aquatic salamanders are as interesting as their awesome name implies — and they grow up to 2 feet long and sometimes top 4 pounds, making ...

At the Center for Biological Diversity, we use path-breaking law, organizing and creative media to demand swift and just action from the federal government that reins in climate pollution from the ...

DESCRIPTION: The Alameda whipsnake is a slender snake that generally grows to be three or four feet in length, with a narrow neck, broad head, and large eyes. Its body is sooty black or dark brown ...

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 ...