endangered species

Four birds, one bat, one bee and a beetle have all been added to the list of Maine's endangered and threatened species.

Gov. Janet Mills signed a law earlier this week adding five species of birds, a bat, a beetle, and a species of bumble bee to Maine's threatened and endangered species list.

The monarch population in the U.S. and Canada has shrunk dramatically over the past decade. Their wintering areas in Mexico and California, and the milkweed their larvae feed upon, face threats from deforestation, pesticides, and climate change.

American Rivers says federal regulators should take strong action in the Kennebec, Union and Penobscot Rivers to restore vital upstream habitats for endangered Atlantic salmon.

A federal judge ruled Thursday that federal fisheries regulators are illegally allowing lobster traps that pose a threat to the endangered North Atlantic…

This week a high-stakes conference in Providence is considering new measures that could help endangered North Atlantic right whales avoid life-threatening…

Maine is launching an urgent effort to assess the state's insect populations. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is undertaking the…

Fisheries’ managers in the Atlantic states are considering a more proactive approach to regulating the lobster industry in order to reduce risks it may…

Members of the marine mammal rescue and research community are mourning the loss of a Canadian fisherman who died this week after freeing an entangled…