Hundreds of native Connecticut species including birds, fish, and mammals are listed among those with the greatest conservation need, according to the newly released 2025 Connecticut Wildlife Action ...

In our modern era of larger, more destructive, and longer-lasting fires -- called the Pyrocene -- plants and animals are evolving quickly to survive. By synthesizing the wide body of research about ...

At a meeting of top conservation groups this week, a bioethics question took center stage: Should scientists be allowed to tinker with the genes of wild plants and animals? The tentative consensus so ...

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Feb 6 (Reuters) - A leading conservation research group found that 40% of animals and 34% of plants in the United States are at risk of extinction, while 41% of ecosystems are facing collapse.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Zachery Johnson in a UH-1Y Venom above San Clemente Island, where conservation efforts are ongoing. (Sgt. Jamean Berry/Marine Corps) Five species of plants and animals were ...

The biodiversity crisis is a math problem. Unlike most math problems, however, this is one where getting hung up on the precise numbers can lead you astray. Maybe 1 million species are at risk of ...

Fake news works for wallabies and elephants. Herbivores can cause substantial damage to crops or endangered or protected plants, with traditional methods to deter foraging lethal, expensive or ...

In the 1950s and 1960s farmers, municipalities and even homeowners were widely spraying the insecticide DDT to kill pests. The chemical also polluted the food web and destroyed the eggs of Bald Eagles ...

The Army is dedicated to collaborating closely with local officials and residents of communities near its installations to guarantee that its activities are carried out in a secure and environmentally ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina is home to a multitude of species of plants and wildlife and one of the main concerns of the state's Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) is to keep those varied ...