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Goat Removal Spurs Plant Recovery: scientists chart paintbrush rebound; ecosystem shows resilience

On San Clemente Island, a groundbreaking ecological restoration project culminated in the removal of invasive feral goats, a move that has had a profound impact on local biodiversity. This pivotal event facilitated a remarkable resurgence of the San Clemente Island paintbrush, which had faced critical endangerment. With non-native herbivores gone,…

The Times of India · Oct 2

3 iconic animals show the value of the US Endangered Species Act – and the harm in stripping it away

It used to be considered against the law in America to starve a member of an endangered species to death or harm it by destroying its home.

The Conversation · Oct 1

Anti-Abortion Group Gives FDA 60 Days to Act on Mifepristone or Face Endangered Species Act Lawsuit

Students for Life gave the FDA 60 days to test mifepristone's environmental effects or face a lawsuit. What it means for patients now.

Medical Daily · Sep 26

Trump opens loophole allowing companies to kill endangered animals

Inadvertently killing endangered animals while logging a forest or building a dam would no longer be considered illegal under a new interpretation of the Endangered Species Act

The Independent UK · Sep 17

3 African wild dogs travelled over 4,000km to find mates – why that’s good news for the endangered species

In 2021, a three-year-old female African wild dog spent a year travelling more than 2,300 kilometres across southern Africa. She climbed in and out of the Rift Valley in Zambia, swimming rivers, crossing major highways, and slipping past towns before crossing the Zambian border into Mozambique, then on to the…

The Conversation · Sep 16

Psychology says celebrities who care about ecological restoration may be seeking more than just environmental change

Psychology suggests that when celebrities care about ecological restoration, the story may not be only about trees, oceans or endangered species. It can also be about identity, meaning, belonging, responsibility and the human desire to leave something better than we found it.

The Economic Times · Sep 11

US states sue Trump administration, accuse it of ‘illegally’ weakening wildlife law

In a significant legal move, twenty US states along with Washington DC have taken action against the Trump administration by filing lawsuits that contest new regulations perceived to undermine protections under the federal Endangered Species Act. These cases, initiated in federal courts around San Francisco, claim the modifications are arbitrary…

The Times of India · Sep 10

Mississippi landowner turns property into home for 500 endangered frogs

A piece of private land in Hancock County, Mississippi, has become an unlikely new home for one of America's rarest amphibians. In June 2026, nearly 500 federally endangered dusky gopher frogs were released into ponds at Woodland Cottage, a private property owned by Jim and Laura Currie. The release followed…

The Times of India · Sep 9

Trump order directs officials to consider stripping protections for gray wolves

Interior department given three months to decide whether wolves can be removed from endangered species list

The Guardian - US · Sep 5

CNN founder Ted Turner’s New Mexico ranch helped save North America’s rarest large tortoise, growing its population from 30 to about 800

For thousands of years, the Bolson tortoise had been missing from the grasslands of New Mexico. Then a private ranch offered the species something it had not had in generations: space to start again. What began with just 30 captive tortoises grew into a population of roughly 800 through a…

The Times of India · Sep 2