per the paper Eli Wizevich A lawsuit to protect the snail darter from the Tellico Dam in Tennessee offered the first real test of the 1973 Endangered Species Act. But a new study disputes the fish ...

Fully grown pygmy hippos can weigh up to 600 pounds, the zoo said. According to the zoo, the pygmy hippo is an endangered species native to the swamps and rivers of West Africa. Less than 2,500 ...

Tasmania's environment department argued for the Maugean skate not to be listed as critically endangered, saying existing conservation advice relies heavily on "uncertain, outdated or otherwise ...

Endangered southern right whales can live twice as long as scientists thought, a new study shows. These whales often reach 130 years old, and may even reach up to 150 years old, the study found.

A newborn orca calf has been sighted in Puget Sound in Washington state, sparking cautious hope for the endangered southern resident killer whale population. The Centre for Whale Research (CWR ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. An endangered Geoffrey’s spider monkey that had been rescued and living in the care of the Alturas ...

Magna Petra has developed a technology to extract helium 3 from lunar soil that “promises energy efficient isotope extraction and collection with minimal impact to the lunar surface.” ...

Learn More. But Helium One has discovered gas and is now in the process of applying for a mining licence. It’s successfully flowed helium at a concentration of 5.5%. For comparison, the world ...

Portrait of Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) resting. Image via Depositphotos. Palm oil plantation in North Sumatra. Image via Depositphotos. Sumatra is the only home to the Sunda tiger, ...

That pressure has intensified in an era of rising prices, including for helium used in party balloons, and slowing consumer demand. The competition has also hit other retailers: Last week ...

Recognizing the dire straits, the California Fish and Game Commission in April voted to uplist desert tortoises from threatened to endangered. The Marines are hardly the only threat to tortoises.