Endangered

Maine is home to the last wild Atlantic salmon populations in the U.S., but a new push to protect the fish at the state level is unlikely to land them on the endangered list. Atlantic salmon once teemed in U.S. rivers, but now return from the sea to only a handful of rivers in eastern and central Maine. The...

Some of the world’s most majestic and mysterious creatures are being killed in the Bay Area. Cargo ships and barges are striking whales, including several endangered species, at levels believed to be much higher than what has historically been reported. Investigative Reporter Bigad Shaban exposes how it is happening and why solutions to stop ship strikes have not worked. This...

Many of the whales spotted in and around the San Francisco Bay are endangered, and one of their biggest threats is the steady flow of ship traffic moving in and out of the area. Bigad Shaban reports.

One of the world’s oldest and most beloved gorillas, Vila, died at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park Saturday afternoon.

Four white tiger cubs made their debut in a central Poland zoo on Monday. This is the third successful delivery by their mother. Their white coloring is due to a recessive gene and not because they are albino. Animal rights groups have criticized the breeding of white tiger cubs because it requires inbreeding, which can cause genetic defects. It is...

Good news for manatees: The Department of Fish and Wildlife found a group of 6,600 manatees off of Florida’s coast during an annual survey, which means that the creatures are now off the “endangered” species list. With the change, manatees are now listed as “vulnerable.” Some conservation groups are worried that this reclassification will put the manatees in danger because…

Yosemite National Park is making efforts to restore the endangered yellow-legged frog to Alpine Lakes with a little bit of high-tech.

Visitors at Zoo Miami on Friday witnessed a rare sight: the birth of an endangered animal.

The zoo announced the birth of three Chacoan peccaries.