endangered species

Another rare Colorado River fish has been pulled back from the brink of extinction, the second comeback this year for a species unique to the Southwestern U.S.

Officials searching for an entangled North Atlantic right whale spotted in the Gulf of St. Lawrence hope to prevent it from succumbing to one of the leading causes of death for the endangered species.

The British Columbia government has taken down a controversial job ad asking members of the public if they want to "tranquilize a grizzly bear," and get paid to "be up close and personal" with the iconic creatures.

Their names were Glacier, Starboard and Peanut. The colourfully named mammals were among 15 North Atlantic right whales who died off the coast of Canada and the U.S. in recent months.

Researchers with the U.S. government and the New England Aquarium have developed a new model they said will provide better estimates about the North Atlantic right whale population.

Biologists have made a discovery on a swath of native grassland in southwest Saskatchewan that they are calling exciting, but are also hesitant to talk about.

A critical habitat for several endangered species along one of Nova Scotia's most ecologically rich rivers has been protected following a donation from a well-known business family.

Shipping vessels who disobey new federal orders to slow down in the Gulf of St. Lawrence will face the music, to the tune of up to $25,000.

President Donald Trump's administration has opened the door to industry-friendly changes to a sweeping plan imposed by his predecessor to protect a ground-dwelling bird across vast areas of the West.

North Atlantic right whales are critically endangered, with only about 525 believed to be alive.

North Atlantic right whales are critically endangered, with about 525 estimated to still be alive.

An endangered Hawaiian monk seal has given birth on a Waikiki beach — the first such birth in at least several decades.

Neonicotinoids are an insecticide that coats seeds for crops like corn and soy to protect it against insect pests, but since it is water soluble, it is mobile.

Endangered killer whales that frequent the inland waters of Washington state are having pregnancy problems because they cannot find enough fish to eat, according to a new study.

Environmental groups are incensed by Ottawa's plan to allow oil and gas exploration in a proposed protected area of the Laurentian Channel.