The species was named Tacola kamitanii in honor of Kiyoshi Kamitani, the discoverer of the fossil. This naming pays tribute ...

Changing the definition of “harm” in the Endangered Species Act would remove habitat modifications and imperil vulnerable ...

More than 60 hectares (148 acres) of new butterfly habitat have been created in the Midlands in a bid to help rare species.

A fossil of a butterfly now believed extinct that was discovered in western Japan 37 years ago has been identified as that of a new species of the insect.

We are on the cusp of losing the integrity of one of the most significant environmental acts ever enacted in the United States. Why should this matter? As the Pulitzer Prize-winning evolutionary ...

The Trump administration’s shrunken Fish and Wildlife Service faces three high-profile Endangered Species Act decisions ...

The butterfly population in the U.S. has dropped more than 20% over the past two decades. Some species living in Connecticut ...

The northern metalmark butterfly, an endangered species in Connecticut, saw a national increase by 164%. In recent years, experts have been working to restore its native habitat and food sources ...