Endangered Species

Populations of a vulnerable species of marine mammal, numerous species of abalone and a type of Caribbean coral are now threatened with extinction, an international conservation organization said Friday.

Hippos that are poached for their skin and teeth and sharks that are caught for their fins are up for protection at a United Nations wildlife conference.

Endangered gorillas Gracie and Elmo welcomed a baby at the Fort Worth Zoo. The yet-to-be-named baby was born on Sunday and is the zoo’s second-ever western lowland gorilla birth.

The birth of a rare greater one-horned rhino was caught on camera at the Chester Zoo in England, a win for conservationists as the species faces extinction.

Maine lobster fishermen have hired a former high-ranking U.S. Department of Justice official to represent them in their case against new laws intended to protect whales. The Maine Lobstermen’s Association is appealing its case against the new rules to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The group said Tuesday it has hired Paul Clement,...

One of only 340 or so endangered North Atlantic right whales will likely die. After an aerial survey last week, experts at the New England Aquarium say the whale, named Snow Cone, a female who had recently reproduced and added to the scarce species’ population, had become newly entangled in fishing gear and was covered in cyamids or “whale lice.”…

Wildlife biologists in Vermont say a discovery related to an endangered species has national significance, and is a topic they will continue to closely watch – because of climate change. The Indiana Bat has been listed as endangered for decades on both the state and federal levels. According to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service , threats to the Indiana…

Biologists in Vermont say they’ve made an encouraging discovery of a large colony of the Indiana bat.

A copperhead snake bite posed a potentially lethal threat to one endangered lemur at the Duke Lemur Center in North Carolina. After her health deteriorated, the team determined that a rare and risky medical procedure was the only option to save her. NBC 7 San Diego’s Dagmar Midcap, host of “Down to Earth,” and LX News storyteller Cody Broadway...

There are 108 species of lemur — and each has a unique place in the ecosystem. And they are almost all highly endangered. NBC 7 San Diego’s Dagmar Midcap, host of “Down to Earth,” and LX News storyteller Cody Broadway go inside the Duke Lemur Center to find out why their facility provides such a unique opportunity to closely...

At the Duke Lemur Center, each one of the endangered lemurs is precious. So when a staff member notices an injured lemur, the whole team mobilizes to protect it. NBC 7 San Diego’s Dagmar Midcap and LX News storyteller Cody Broadway follow the team as they rush to save a lemur, named Cassia by the staff, who has been bitten...

The Duke Lemur Center is a refuge for some of the world’s most endangered primates. With incredible senses of hearing and smell, and a long bony finger for seeking out food in hollow logs, lemurs have evolved into unique and special creatures. NBC 7 San Diego’s Dagmar Midcap and LX News storyteller Cody Broadway take you inside.

A judge says the federal government hasn’t done enough to protect a rare species of whale from lethal entanglement in lobster fishing gear, and new rules are needed to protect the species from extinction. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled on Friday that the government has violated both the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act by failing...

Several people have reported rare sightings of North Atlantic Right Whales this month along the New England coastline from Provincetown to Portsmouth. “It is pretty rare to see them that close to shore,” Heather Pettis of the New England Aquarium said. With its bristle-like baleen plates and distinctive callosities decorating its head to its massive size and characteristic tail flukes,…

From Provincetown to Portsmouth and Marblehead to Manchester-by-the-Sea, there have been several North Atlantic Right Whale sightings along the shoreline.

Mysterious Creatures With Forrest Galante is a series about saving the world’s most endangered or misunderstood animals. Galante talks about the incredible, and dangerous, mission to save a herd of elephants.

For SpaceX to move ahead with Starship plans in Texas, it must reduce harm to endangered species, according to documents from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

A right whale that researchers have been trying to free of a rope since last year has made it safely to Cape Cod, part of the species’ regular migration route. North Atlantic right whales are one of the most critically endangered animals on the planet. This particular whale, who researchers have named Snow Cone, is 17 years old and one…

Local researchers are studying why more North Atlantic right whales are migrating from the New England area to Canada’s waters.

Local researchers are studying why North Atlantic right whales are migrating out of our area into more northern waters in Canada. Some believe rapidly warming waters in the Gulf of Maine could be playing a role, but they’re just not sure how. The North Atlantic right whale is one of the most critically endangered animals on the planet. Researchers...