Keeping sage grouse off endangered species list helps state, economy

By early July, Gov. Gary Herbert will receive a list of recommendations that could shape Utah's plan to keep the imperiled sage grouse from landing on the endangered species list.

Anchorage bird population booms as migrating species arrive

May brings tens of thousands of birds to town -- geese, cranes, swans, sandpipers and harriers, to name just a few of the commonly spotted species. The Alaska Zoo will celebrate that influx by observing International Migratory Bird Day from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Endangered woodpeckers on the road to recovery

After being on the endangered species list for several decades, the American bald eagle was taken off the list in 2007. Wildlife biologists, such as Jonny Fryer from the Kisatchie National Forest, have hope that the same can happen for the red cockaded woodpecker.

Endangered Species On Track To Recovery Success

Nearly 100 endangered species should be on track to meet federal scientists’ recovery goals, according to a new analysis by a national nonprofit organization that seeks to protect the planet’s biological diversity. The Center for Biological Diversity ’s review examined population trends of 110 endangered plant and animals protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in every state across the ...

Two weeks in South America produces hundreds of new birds, plus plenty of species familiar to Northeast Ohio: Aerial ...

Over the span of 14 days in Colombia, we saw more than 400 species. By comparison, a good life list in Ohio is about 300 species.