A zebra danio, an Indian freshwater fish that has gained popularity as an ornamental fish. Credit: Soulkeeper, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. A few species of cichlids, including the still ...

Scientists know of four New World crocodile species, but a new study highlights potential fifth and sixth additions to the reptilian family. The two new crocodile species are each endemic to an ...

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 ...

In the mountains of southern Iran, a new and potentially deadly species was discovered. Saman, et al (2025) Diversity In the mountains of southern Iran, a new species has been discovered — and ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Invasive Species Action Network hosted a pet rehoming event at the University of Montana on Tuesday. Organizers say the goal is to make sure non-traditional pets stay out ...

The roseate tern, one of a handful of federally endangered and protected bird species in Connecticut, has about 95% of its population in the state on the island each summer. Conservationists ...

President Donald Trump’s administration is proposing a change to the Endangered Species Act that environmental groups say will kneecap habitat protection and lead to extinction of vulnerable ...

“It upends how we've been protecting endangered species for the last 40 years,” said Noah Greenwald of the nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity. The proposal is different from any ...

The Trump administration plans to weaken the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and remove protections for some listed species, which could put some animals in Connecticut at risk. Habitat ...

She first joined PEOPLE in 2025 as a Night Digital News Writer. alexis chappius A species of coelacanth, a fish that dates back to before the dinosaurs, has been photographed in Indonesia for the ...