When the winter snow melts and the spring rain begins, vernal pools appear on the landscape. These ephemeral wetlands form in ...

Some already threatened cold-water fish species in the Northwest will not only face shrinking habitat from climate change but ...

Tiny endangered pupfish have returned to Ayer Lake at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum after the lake was drained for dam repairs ...

A University of Michigan study found strategically planning for future marine aquaculture farms can decrease their impact on biodiversity.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is promoting nutria cuisine as a way to curb the species’ ecological destruction. Once ...

At issue is a piece of legislation that would loosen development restrictions meant to protect endangered species.

Hillstream fish thrive in the fast-flowing, oxygen-rich, cool waters of our eastern hill tracts — represent a stunning diversity of life. Yet, these freshwater wonders remain largely in the shadows in ...

Rainbow trout infuse Michigan streams and rivers with essential nutrients, just as public radio streams nourish and inspire their listeners.

The Upper Missouri Waterkeeper and Big Hole River Foundation have petitioned the Montana Department of Environmental Quality ...

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is encouraging people ... leading to erosion, loss of habitat, and wetlands that resemble something out of a disaster movie," it stated. And apparently, one ...

The Tamaulipan thorn forest once covered 1 million acres on both sides of the US-Mexico border. Restoring even a fraction of it could help the region cope with the ravages of a warming world.