The Trump administration has quietly withdrawn dozens of pending actions to protect endangered species ranging from the green sea turtle to plants in the Florida Everglades, something conservationists say may violate federal law requiring the government to act. The pending rules were mostly withdrawn in March and April.

The decision not to list the Pacific walrus as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act reverses an Obama administration finding that the walrus deserved protection. The Pacific walrus will not be designated as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act, the Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday, reversing an Obama administration finding that the walrus deserved protections because of the effects of global warming and receding Arctic sea ice.

US authorities said they cannot say with certainty that the Pacific walrus is likely to become endangered despite an extensive loss of Arctic sea ice due to global warming The US government has announced it will not list the Pacific walrus as a threatened species based on diminished Arctic Ocean sea ice, concluding that the marine mammals have adapted to the loss. The US government has announced it will not list the Pacific walrus as a threatened species based on diminished Arctic Ocean sea ice, concluding that the marine mammals have adapted to the loss.

Like any coastal city, the impacts of climate change are a concern for Anchorage's leaders. But in Alaska, the concerns are even direr.

Back in 2011, Naruto was just an anonymous macaque in the jungles of Indonesia. On one particular day, however, the photogenic primate happened upon a wildlife photographer's camera and snapped a "monkey selfie."

A US lawsuit over who owns the copyright to selfie photographs snapped by a macaque monkey in 2015 has been settled before a federal court could answer the novel legal question. Under the deal, the photographer whose camera was used to take the photo agreed to donate 25 per cent of any future revenue to charities dedicated to protecting crested macaques, lawyers for an animal-rights group said.

Veteran Alaska Rep. Don Young has apologized after he lashed out at a freshman lawmaker during a House floor debate and said she "doesn't know a damn thing what she's talking about." Young, 84, a Republican in his 23rd term as Alaska's sole House member.

Rep. Don Young was forced to apologize to a female lawmaker Thursday after addressing her as "young lady" and saying on the House floor that she "doesn't know a damn thing what she's talking about." Young, an Alaska Republican, lashed out at Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal from Washington during a floor debate over an amendment to the 2018 government spending package regarding wildlife management and national preserves in Alaska.

Two Wyoming laws that seek to discourage environmental activists from trespassing in the process of gathering data about wildlife, streams and other natural resources on ranchland could run afoul of free-speech protections, an appeals court ruled Thursday. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that just because somebody is violating the usual laws against trespassing doesn't mean their free-speech rights aren't protected.

Wildlife advocates and a Montana Indian tribe have asked a U.S. court to restore protections for grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park so that trophy hunting of the fearsome animals would not be allowed. The Northern Cheyenne Tribe, the Humane Society and several conservation groups filed three lawsuits Tuesday and Wednesday in federal court in Montana, challenging the government's recent move to lift protections.

A native American band says its anglers have caught about 20,000 fish following the collapse of a commercial net pen rearing farmed Atlantic salmon in Puget Sound. The Lummi Nation say its fishermen have brought in about 90,700 kilograms of the non-native species since it declared a state of emergency Thursday.

The Columbiana County Health Department reported Tuesday that the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services, will distribute Oral Rabies Vaccine baits in the county Aug. 21 through Sept. 1. ORV baits will be distributed in eastern Ohio counties along with areas on the corridor of the Ohio River in Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia.

The odds had been stacked against "Hajar,... . In this Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017 photo, a lion rescued from a zoo in the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo cuddles her newborn cub in the Ma'wa Wildlife Reserve in northern Jordan.

Q&A: What does the US military do on Guam, a small island and U.S. territory in the Pacific?. Q&A: What does the US military do on Guam, a small island and U.S. territory in the Pacific?.

New details are emerging on President Trump's border wall and the possible locations where it could be built, including wildlife centers, private property and federal land. Pre-decisional maps obtained from U.S. Border Patrol outline the possible path the wall could take, pending approval and congressional funding.

Per the 2014 Farm Bill certifying all crops on your farm is required for participation in the ARC or PLC Program. If you fail to certify per regulations, and benefits should become available under the 2017 program, you would be ineligible to receive them.

In November, US Customs and Border Protection will start building the first part of President Trump's border wall through a Texas wildlife refuge and a 15-mile area in San Diego, using money it has already received from Congress. But in order to do that, the Trump administration will need to circumvent a number of environmental reviews and regulations.