Of the many animals protected by the Endangered Species Act, there may be no other species more American than red wolf. Known as "America's wolf," red wolves are the only species of wolf that live in ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service took the gray wolf off the endangered species list in 2009, with the caveat that at least 150 wolves and 15 breeding pairs endure in each of the three states in the ...

The bill, introduced by Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, now heads to the Senate after passing largely along party ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- A panel of top scientists concluded Thursday that the endangered red wolf of the southeastern U.S. is a species unto itself, giving the beleaguered canine a scientific and political ...

Have you been hearing about the dire wolf lately? Maybe you saw a massive white wolf on the cover of Time magazine or a photo of “Game of Thrones” author George R.R. Martin holding a puppy named after ...

Around the world, many species of animals are on the brink of extinction. Some of the rarest terrestrial mammals on the list of endangered animal species include the saola in Laos and Vietnam (~750 ...

As the Trump administration slashes funding for health, energy and climate research, there’s one science the administration is promoting: de-extinction. Earlier this month, a biotechnology company ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Alex Erwin, Florida International University (THE CONVERSATION) Have you been hearing ...

A "de-extinction" company says it has revived the long-eradicated dire wolf species using a new gene-editing technology. The US start-up, Colossal Biosciences, said it had used "end-to-end ...