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Wildlife advocates are asking a federal court to overturn a U.S. government decision that stripped Endangered Species Act protections for wolves across most of the nation.

The report is in line with a well-established trend of recovery in the bald eagle population nationally, which was critically endangered in the 1970s and 1980s because of habitat destruction and the widespread use of DDT

An important decision is expected this week on whether the monarch butterfly should receive federal designation as a threatened species.

It took days for officials to finally catch a monkey running freely through the city of Fukuoka, Japan.

There are about 6,000 Cotton-Top tamarins left in the world and the species is considered critically endangered.

The Cape May County Zoo got ready to reopen in June. Zoo director Ed Runyon and Education Director Kendra Verity spoke to NBC10’s Erin Coleman about the reopening.

The San Diego Zoo has announced the latest addition of its wild family – a male pygmy hippopotamus whose successful birth was the first of its kind at the zoo in more than 30 years.

Wildlife all over the world has adapted during the pandemic to seeing fewer people. In California, endangered sea otters have likely benefited from fewer human disturbances. But as shelter-at-home restrictions begin to relax and desperation for outdoor recreation grows, sea otters could be at risk from an influx of people.

A wolf that wandered thousands of miles from Oregon and became the first wild wolf spotted in California in almost 90 years before returning to Oregon and starting a pack is believed to be dead, wildlife officials said.

The bear was tranquilized by animal control personnel Friday morning, a few hours after it was spotted foraging for food in a Monrovia, Calif., neighborhood

A team of salmon fishermen near Canada’s Vancouver Island knew they had to help when they spotted a bald eagle struggling against the massive octopus as it dragged the bird underwater.

The Six Flags Great Adventure Animal Care Team welcomed their second tiger cub born in the safari in the last 15 years, Carli. Currently being cared for by the Six Flags Animal Care Team, the cub will soon be introduced to the world at Six Flags Great Adventure’s Safari Discoveries.

Carli, a rare Siberian tiger cub, is the newest big cat to join the safari park at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey.

Johnny meets Jennifer Moreno from the ‘Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection’ to learn about the conservation efforts underway in the Sonoran Desert. After monitoring a wildlife crossing, Johnny and Jennifer track tortoise.

A man is recovering after he fought off and killed a mountain lion that attacked him during a trail run in northern Colorado. Rebecca Ferrell, a spokeswoman for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, tells The Coloradoan the man was running alone at Horsetooth Mountain Open Space near Fort Collins when he was attacked from behind Monday afternoon. The runner, whose name...

A 5-year-old Colorado girl attacked by a bear outside her home over the weekend is expected to make a full recovery, officials said Monday. Her mother is credited for possibly saving her life by scaring the animal away. The unidentified girl was in good condition at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction as wildlife officials announced they killed the bear...

Pennsylvania wildlife officials say a bald eagle that is suffering from lead poisoning is in guarded condition.

Wildlife officials captured an injured bear that lay hidden in bushes after it was struck by a car on a Southern California freeway Monday morning.

Police and wildlife officials are still searching for a tan and yellow monocle cobra that escaped from an Ocala, Florida home Monday night. Residents in the area are urged to use caution until the venomous snake has been captured. The monocled cobra is native to Thailand and is considered to be one of the deadliest reptiles.