A conservation group is preparing to sue the federal government for failing to make a decision on whether to list a rare ...

“Saving the irreplaceable stippled studfish means safeguarding the character of the Southeast’s rivers themselves,” said ...

Researchers have rediscovered a rare fish species presumed to be extinct after it was not seen for more than eight decades.

Native to the streams in the Collins River watershed on the Barrens Plateau, which runs through Cannon, Coffee, Grundy, and ...

When endangered species reach low numbers, their survival can depend on whether or not they have new habitats to live in, where more of their kind exists. The Devils Hole pupfish doesn’t get that ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Concerning findings about the world's freshwater fish population, 25% are in danger of extinction according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. It's a ...

The ivory-billed woodpecker, along with 22 other species of birds, fish, mussels and other wildlife, is set to be declared extinct and removed from the endangered species list, US wildlife officials ...

A massive ice age wiped out ocean life 445 million years ago, reshaping ecosystems and setting the stage for jawed fish ...