PROTECTING CRITICAL HABITAT Critical habitat is key to the survival of endangered species. In fact, a study by the Center found, plants and animals with federally protected critical habitat are more ...

NATURAL HISTORY CANADA LYNX } Lynx canadensis FAMILY: Felidae DESCRIPTION: Canada lynx are medium-sized felines with long legs; large, furry paws; long, black ear tufts; and a short, black-tipped tail ...

NATURAL HISTORY GRIZZLY BEAR } Ursus arctos horribilis FAMILY: Ursidae The grizzly bear is so named because its hair is grizzled, or silver tipped, but the name is commonly believed to be derived from ...

Having collected the most recent census data from state and federal bald-eagle managers in each of the lower 48 states and the District of Columbia, the Center for Biological Diversity has determined ...

Appetite for Change: A Policy Guide to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions of U.S. Diets by 2030 Executive Summary Americans consume more meat than almost any other country, and our beef consumption is ...

Click on a point in the map below — then click on 'Show Related Records' — to get information on all the animals and plants protected under the Endangered Species Act as threatened or endangered found ...

Plastic fills our dumps, homes and oceans, and takes a huge toll on wildlife. Yet the oil industry plans to increase its production 40 percent over the next decade.

NATURAL HISTORY JAGUAR (in Spanish, el tigre) } Panthera onca FAMILY: Felidae The word jaguar comes from the South American Tupi and Guarani languages. A likely origin is the word yaguareté, meaning ...

America's Dangerous Pipelines 2014 Analysis by Richard Stover, Ph.D., and the Center for Biological Diversity An analysis of oil and gas pipeline safety in the United States reveals a troubling ...

THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT The United States has one of the world's most powerful legal tools for protecting species at risk of extinction: the Endangered Species Act. Since it was passed by Congress ...

NATURAL HISTORY Savannah elephant } Loxodonta africana FAMILY: Elephantidae DESCRIPTION: Savannah elephants are the larger of the two African elephant species. They also have thicker, more curved ...

Amphibians and reptiles are amazing creatures with clever adaptations that have allowed them to brave the millennia. But today herpetofauna are among Earth's most imperiled species. Learn more about ...