A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plant ecologist who's every bit as tough and tenacious as the rocky, arid land she's trying to protect for more than 3,500 species of plants and 350 species of animals and other wildlife is proving why the often-overlooked study... More »

The dusky gopher frog is a native to the longleaf pine forests of the southeastern United States. This federally endangered animal depends on temporary shallow ponds embedded in this landscape for breeding. Unfortunately, the open longleaf pine habitat where rainwater collects to create the ideal setting for breeding has dwindled as a result of development and fire suppression... More »

Delaware Bay is home to the largest spawning population of horseshoe crabs in the world. It also hosts the second largest population of migrating shorebirds in North America. This is no coincidence—each spring, thousands of shorebirds flock to these shores to refuel on protein-packed horseshoe crab eggs before continuing their northbound migration... More »

Two Pacific seabird species, the Scripps's murrelet and Guadalupe murrelet, no longer warrant listing under the Endangered Species Act, due to the efforts of diverse stakeholders in addressing primary threats to the species... More »

Oil spills permeate every aspect of the environment, contaminating water, destroying land, and threatening wildlife. To clean up, we must work on many levels to restore the impacted area?unfortunately there isn?t a simple solution ... More »