Back from the brink of near-extinction, the Kirtland’s warbler population has grown and expanded its range.

With the lapse in government funding in its fourth week, early-career researchers tell The Scientist how their businesses, jobs, and research have been affected.

The elimination of the biting pests was an added bonus after researchers unleashed a rat-eradication endeavor on the tiny islands.  

A US Court of Appeals ruled that the Interior Department acted prematurely in removing the animals from the endangered species list.

The federal government concludes the rusty patched bumblebee is nearing extinction.

Researchers have detected the fungus responsible for white-nose syndrome, which decimates bat populations, in Arkansas.

Domestic cats kill billions of birds and mammals every year, making them a top threat to US wildlife.

A US Fish and Wildlife official responds to the assertion that the northern spotted owl is being mismanaged by government.

The deadly white-nose fungus has killed some 6 million bats in the 5 years since its discovery—and it doesn’t show sign of stopping.