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Endangered Species

Lindsey Wasson, FILE

Texas man admits to shooting and killing bald eagle: Officials

  • May 15
Peter Fretwell/British Antarctic Survey via AP

These species are now listed as endangered

  • Apr 9

Reverse the Red Day seeks to protect endangered species

  • Feb 11
University of Arizona Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center via AP

New jaguar spotted in Arizona points to progress in species' recovery

  • Dec 5, 2025

Man grabs sea turtle for photo in Hawaii, video shows

  • Nov 24, 2025

Piping plover chick killed by hawk at Montrose Beach: local group

  • Aug 3, 2025

Bad Bunny boosts Brookfield Zoo's efforts to save Puerto Rican toad

  • Jun 5, 2025

Malena, the tiger dies at Brookfield Zoo Chicago

  • May 24, 2025

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Reverse the Red Day seeks to protect endangered species

  • Feb 11
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Majestic milestone for a popular Houston Zoo resident

  • Aug 27, 2025
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Piping plover chick killed by hawk at Montrose Beach: local group

  • Aug 3, 2025
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Bad Bunny boosts Brookfield Zoo's efforts to save Puerto Rican toad

  • Jun 5, 2025
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1st piping plover bird egg of season laid at Montrose Beach

  • May 19, 2025
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2nd newly-hatched piping plover chick dies at Montrose Beach

  • Jul 12, 2024
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3 piping plover eggs hatch at Montrose Beach

  • Jul 1, 2024
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Piping plover bird egg hatches at Chicago's Montrose Beach

  • Jul 1, 2024

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1st piping plover bird egg of season laid at Chicago's Montrose Beach, park district says

It's nesting season in Chicago, and an exciting discovery for an endangered bird species was made on the Montrose Beach Dunes on Sunday.

  • May 20, 2025
Colossal Biosciences

Dire wolf revived through biotech company's de-extinction process

Biotech company Colossal Biosciences said it has brought back the dire wolf, an animal that went extinct 10,000 years ago, through its de-extinction process.

  • Apr 9, 2025

Monarch butterflies to be listed as a threatened species in US

Every winter, millions of monarch butterflies journey thousands of miles across North America to spend winters in the forests and mountains of central Mexico.

  • Dec 12, 2024

Large endangered cat found after Hoffman Estates police search | Video

A rare large cat has been captured, after being reported on the loose in the north suburbs.

  • Oct 16, 2024

Hoffman Estates police looking for large endangered cat on the loose

The cat has been identified as a caracal, an internationally protected endangered species that is not common in the United States.

  • Oct 15, 2024