While conservation efforts have bolstered the populations of many species considered to be threatened in 2025, many animal and plant species continue to dwindle in number, with some even going extinct ...

The wood stork has been removed from the federal endangered list after decades of conservation efforts led to a population rebound.

FWS announced Feb. 9 that the well-known bird will be removed from the list as the population has grown in other states over the past several years.

Cattle producers and landowners are celebrating after the lesser prairie-chicken was removed from the endangered species list, ending years of regulations put on agriculture.