Actor Robert De Niro's restaurant chain, Nobu, has reportedly been serving an endangered breed of tuna known as the Atlantic Bluefin for years. Greenpeace investigators reportedly discovered this information ...

The Pangolin, or scaly anteater, is a mammal native to tropical regions of Africa and Asia. Most pangolin species are threatened in some way. The Malayan pangolin is classified as ...

The Goliath Frog is the largest and heaviest frog currently living on Earth. The species is only found in a small region of western Africa. The Goliath Frog is popularly ...

The Endangered Species Act is a series of United States environmental laws that were approved by Congress in 1973.

The term endangered species is often used as a blanket category for animals and plants considered seriously at risk of extinction. More specifically, it is a designation given by the ...

Legislation penalizing animal cruelty recognizes both intentional acts of cruelty and neglect, the failure to act to care for an animal. All fifty American states have such statutes, but they ...

Whooping cranes are the tallest birds in North America, one of only two types of cranes on the continent. They are an endangered species. Their name comes from their loud ...

Peregrine falcons are the most common birds of prey. These are hunters that prey on other birds. They were once an endangered species in the United States. Peregrines live on ...