If granted protections, the species would be the first to be protected under the current Trump administration.

A conservation group is preparing to sue the federal government for failing to make a decision on whether to list a rare ...

“Saving the irreplaceable stippled studfish means safeguarding the character of the Southeast’s rivers themselves,” said ...

Researchers have rediscovered a rare fish species presumed to be extinct after it was not seen for more than eight decades.

Another rare and prehistoric fish washed ashore on Fripp Island in Beaufort County this week. Here’s what we know.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Concerning findings about the world's freshwater fish population, 25% are in danger of extinction according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. It's a ...

Native to the streams in the Collins River watershed on the Barrens Plateau, which runs through Cannon, Coffee, Grundy, and ...

The ivory-billed woodpecker, along with 22 other species of birds, fish, mussels and other wildlife, is set to be declared extinct and removed from the endangered species list, US wildlife officials ...

A fish previously declared extinct has been released back into the wild in Australia. The olive perchlet, a small oval-shaped fish with large eyes, was considered extinct in Victoria, Australia, in ...

A massive ice age wiped out ocean life 445 million years ago, reshaping ecosystems and setting the stage for jawed fish evolution.