Animal news, with the source on every story (Page 4)
Ocean life
Tiny but Mighty: Three Forks Springsnail
Invertebrate Wildlife Program Manager Jeff Sorensen with the Arizona Game and Fish Department is not carrying his lunch today.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · · 5 min read
Insects and pollinators
Tiny tags, big questions for bumble bees
We at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are researching whether radio telemetry, technology more commonly used to track birds and mammals, can work on…
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · · 4 min read
Reptiles and amphibians
Hellbender heroes: Saving Missouri's living fossil
We at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, along with the Saint Louis Zoo and Missouri Department of Conservation, received the inaugural Partners in…
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · · 3 min read
Ocean life
A Boat Full of Trout
Chattahoochee Forest National Fish Hatchery continues to innovate, with the help of volunteers from the Blue Ridge Mountain Trout Unlimited Chapter, we…
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · · 1 min read
Insects and pollinators
Bringing a rare butterfly back to Fort Custer
At first glance, Fort Custer Training Center is a renowned place where soldiers train. Yet, tucked within its 7,500 acres, a quiet revolution in…
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · · 2 min read
Ocean life
Renewed Hope for Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles
The Coastal Program continues its partnership with the National Park Service at Padre Island National Seashore by helping protect and release hatchlings of…
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · · 1 min read
Reptiles and amphibians
A Leap Towards Recovery
In June 2026, conservation partners gathered in Hancock County, Mississippi, to mark a recovery milestone for one of our nation’s rarest amphibians, the…
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · · 3 min read
Wild mammals
Meet the Texas Kangaroo Rat
Not quite, but this hopping rodent might convince you otherwise. Despite its name, this mammal looks more like a gerbil than a rat.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · · 6 min read
Insects and pollinators
A rare prairie butterfly gains new ground
The Poweshiek skipperling is a small, big-eyed, butterfly scarcely noticed by most people. Once common across the midwest, this endangered prairie butterfly…
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · · 2 min read
Birds
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Downlist Aeʻo
S. Fish and Wildlife Service is downlisting the aeʻo (Hawaiian stilt) from endangered to threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · · 2 min read