/tags/endangered-species endangered species en-US Copyright Mon, 29 Jul 2024 16:33:11 GMT /news/2024-07-29/fort-worth-zoo-is-ecstatic-over-successful-endangered-crocodile-hatchings The zoo has successfully hatched two new gharial crocodiles. Four crocodiles were hatched last summer. The Fort Worth Zoo the first in North America to successfully repeat the gharial breeding process. Mon, 29 Jul 2024 16:33:11 GMT /news/2024-07-29/fort-worth-zoo-is-ecstatic-over-successful-endangered-crocodile-hatchings Katherine Hobbs /texas-news/2024-06-04/six-texas-freshwater-mussels-the-livers-of-the-rivers-added-to-endangered-species-list Freshwater mussels can pump and filter eight to 15 gallons of water a day, cleaning rivers and streams. Six of the 50 mussels that call Texas home are federally protected by Monday’s listing. Tue, 04 Jun 2024 10:34:15 GMT /texas-news/2024-06-04/six-texas-freshwater-mussels-the-livers-of-the-rivers-added-to-endangered-species-list Alejandra Martinez | The Texas Tribune /energy-environment/2022-07-23/beloved-monarch-butterflies-are-now-listed-as-endangered The International Union for the Conservation of Nature added the migrating monarch butterfly for to its "red list" of threatened species and categorized it as "endangered" — two steps from extinct. Sat, 23 Jul 2022 15:00:00 GMT /energy-environment/2022-07-23/beloved-monarch-butterflies-are-now-listed-as-endangered The Associated Press /2022-07-01/endangered-horned-lizards-hatch-at-san-antonio-zoo-and-get-some-help-from-dogs The zoo has paired sets of horned lizards to encourage breeding, then carefully hatch the eggs. Fri, 01 Jul 2022 19:38:08 GMT /2022-07-01/endangered-horned-lizards-hatch-at-san-antonio-zoo-and-get-some-help-from-dogs Jack Morgan /texas-news/2021-05-23/endangered-whooping-cranes-nest-in-texas-for-the-first-time-in-more-than-a-century Two pairs of whooping cranes nested on private land in Jefferson and Chambers counties this year. It’s believed to be the first time the endangered birds have nested in Texas since the 1800s. Sun, 23 May 2021 16:36:35 GMT /texas-news/2021-05-23/endangered-whooping-cranes-nest-in-texas-for-the-first-time-in-more-than-a-century Katie Watkins | Houston Public Media /texas-news/2020-12-13/us-agency-looks-to-open-rare-lizards-habitat-to-oil-and-gas Federal wildlife managers are considering offering permits to landowners in the Permian Basin that environmentalists say could further compromise habitat for a rare lizard found only in parts of southeastern New Mexico and West Texas. Sun, 13 Dec 2020 21:12:22 GMT /texas-news/2020-12-13/us-agency-looks-to-open-rare-lizards-habitat-to-oil-and-gas Associated Press /news/2019-08-12/trump-overhauls-landmark-endangered-species-protections The Trump administration on Monday rolled out some of the broadest changes in decades to enforcement of the landmark Endangered Species Act, allowing the… Mon, 12 Aug 2019 17:26:58 GMT /news/2019-08-12/trump-overhauls-landmark-endangered-species-protections Associated Press /2019-06-14/environmental-groups-sue-government-to-get-protection-for-lesser-prairie-chickens Three environmental groups are suing the Trump administration to secure federal protection for lesser prairie chickens . Fri, 14 Jun 2019 18:19:38 GMT /2019-06-14/environmental-groups-sue-government-to-get-protection-for-lesser-prairie-chickens Becky Fogel