America's national bird is doing great. The government's proposed cuts to nature protections could put that at risk.

The United States’s Endangered Species Act (ESA), signed into law in 1973, has helped revive the populations of nearly 300 species.. The ESA protects animals that are classified under federal ...

The Florida panther is one of the state's great charismatic mega-fauna, and the cat has seen some successes under the Endangered Species Act. One of the original batch of animals placed on the ...

Since then, it’s been classified as of the “least concern.” “Alligators really are almost like a poster animal for the Endangered Species Act,” Joe Roman, a conservation biologist and ...

Poster child for Endangered Species Act, Florida's majestic panther still faces threats. Chad Gillis. Fort Myers News-Press. The Florida panther is one of the state's great charismatic mega-fauna ...

On Dec. 28, 1973, President Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act, ... Perhaps the poster child for this success is the American bald eagle.

The Endangered Species Act was enacted on Dec. 28, ... “I think that’s a really good poster child for trying to jump into the process before it’s too late,” he said.

The federal Endangered Species Act was enacted on Dec. 28, 1973. Fifty years later, Pa. wildlife experts discuss the successes and challenges.

The 1973 Endangered Species Act is no different. The Act has been plagued by an age-old tension between conservationists and industry, with industry setting up a hard choice between saving ...

In all, as of February, 55 species have been delisted due to recovery — 37 within the past 10 years — while 56 have improved from endangered to threatened, the act’s two protection designations.

The Endangered Species Act, or ESA, was signed into law by President Nixon in 1973 and helps to protect more than 1,600 plant and animal species considered threatened or endangered.

This week marks 49 years since President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act.He made the poster child for the law the bald eagle. But among the 160 lesser-known species that became ...