Find Endangered Species
Quick Searches
- Threatened/endangered "Box Score"
- Threatened/endangered wildlife in the U.S and Foreign Species
- Threatened/endangered plants in the U.S and Foreign Species
- Threatened/endangered species in other countries...
- What were the first species to be listed?
- What species are proposed for listing?
- What species are candidates for listing?
Get to Know Your Species
Interactive Website
View our new interactive map to learn about endangered species success in your state or territory.
News
Rare Franciscan Manzanita Plant Declared Endangered by the Service
The Franciscan manzanita was given protection under the Endangered Species Act and listed as an endangered species by the Service. The Service also published a proposed rule to designate approximately 318 acres as critical habitat for the plant in San Francisco City and County. The last known wild Franciscan manzanita, an evergreen ground cover shrub, was discovered in 2009 ...
News Release
Photo credit: Shelley Estelle / Presidio Trust
Featured Species
Alabama Beach Mouse
The Alabama beach mouse is a small, nocturnal rodent that lives along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
Photo credit: USFWS
Miami Blue Butterfly
The Miami blue is a small butterfly that is native to coastal areas of southern Florida.
Photo credit: © Holly Salvato, used with permission
Mauna Loa Silversword
The federally endangered Mauna Loa silversword is a giant rosette plant found only in the active volcano of Mauna Loa on the main island of Hawaii.
Photo credit: Courtesy of the Volcano Rare Plant Facility
Partnership Stories
Endangered Whales Seen Off California Coast
Worldwide, Blue Whales are rare and there is no reliable estimate of population numbers. The largest surviving population is off the west coast of the United States of America and consists of approximately 2,000 whales.
Photo credit: NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center
