Latest "Endangered Species Act" stories

Navy conservation efforts help take 5 species off endangered list

The species have recovered after feral goats were removed from the island in the 1990's.

By Zamone Perez

4 months ago

Navy range exempted from proposed orca protection measures

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a proposal Wednesday to increase the critical habitat designation for southern resident killer whales by more than sevenfold under the Endangered Species Act.

4 years ago

Fuel gushed out of sunken vessel

The Coast Guard is leading efforts to contain and clean up fuel and engine oil spilled from a fishing boat that sank in southern Alaska.

By Carl Prine

4 years ago

In reversal, Pentagon now says it backs GOP measure on birds

In an abrupt reversal, the Pentagon said Thursday it supports a Republican proposal in a defense policy bill that would bar the Fish and Wildlife Service from using the Endangered Species Act to protect two chicken-like birds in the western half of the U.S.

5 years ago

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