In 1970, the Fish and Wildlife Service listed the American peregrine falcon as endangered, and two years later the Environmental Protection Agency severely restricted the use of DDT. By the late 1970s ...

TULSA, Okla.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced the downlisting of the American burying beetle from endangered to threatened despite the absence of the beetle from most of its range, ...

Several species are unique to the continent, including the endangered Taita falcon, which nests on high ... Athletes in baseball and American football often smear dark stripes, known as "eye ...

Biologists said they will be working to identify cliffs occupied by peregrines this year and will revise their list as needed.

peregrine falcons, Tennessee purple coneflowers, American alligators and humpback whales. “Nearly 50 years ago the passage of the Endangered Species Act declared that our country would protect the ...