Category: endangered and threatened species

Judge Reinstates Endangered Species Protections Rescinded Under Trump Administration

A federal judge in California has revoked changes to the Endangered Species Act that were made under the Trump administration, giving a win to environmental groups that filed a lawsuit over the move. Due to the changes brought by the Trump administration in 2019, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was no longer able to…


New Australian Mountain Frog Hops Into View

A new species of mountain frog has been discovered in the rainforests of New South Wales (NSW), and Queensland, Australia. The species Philoria knowlesi was discovered by researchers from universities, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, and the South Australian Museum, alongside ecologists from the Department of Environment and Science (DES). The DES and…


Corroboree Frogs Hop Back Into The Snowy Mountains

One hundred Southern Corroboree frogs—a critically endangered Australian frog species—have returned to their native home in an Australian mountain range known as the Snowy Mountains. Kosciuszko National Park in the Snowy Mountains will establish the new frog population in a purpose-built field enclosure designed to protect and observe the frogs. The enclosure features irrigation systems…