Since 2005, Georgia has had a “State Wildlife Action Plan” to guide biologists and others in protecting the state’s native plants and its more than 95% of animal species not hunted or fished. In ...

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 ...

Extinction rates have accelerated around the globe. Changes in climate and habitat loss, in particular, are driving more animals to lose their homes and access to the food they need, leading to ...

The South Texas Botanical Gardens and Nature Center is where Coastal Bend residents expect to see many animals and plants, but many people don’t know how they got there. Michael Womack is the ...

These peaceful places are home to many of the rarest creatures found nowhere else on Earth. More than 20 species listed under the federal Endangered Species Act and dozens more imperiled mammals, ...

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 ...

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 ...

For many in Coastal Georgia, Jekyll Island is synonymous with pristine beaches, surreal driftwood landscapes, extensive bike paths and of course, golf. When the former playground of 20th century ...

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 ...

Existing conservation efforts are insufficient to protect Antarctic ecosystems, and population declines are likely for 65% of the continent's plants and wildlife by the year 2100, according to a new ...