Canada lays down the law on endangered species

Canada finally passes an endangered species law, but it only protects "federal species" living in oceans or on the 1 percent of Canadian land that is federal.

Spotted owl back under microscope

The timber industry hopes Northwestern forests will be reopened to logging through a court decision ordering a reassessment of the population and habitat of two threatened birds: the northern spotted owl and the marbled murrelet

Wayward wolf nabbed in Utah

"Wolf No. 253," from the Druid Peak Pack in Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley, is caught far from home when he steps into a leghold coyote trap, 30 miles northeast of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Northwest braces itself for wolves

Unconfirmed wolf sightings in Oregon are on the rise, and wolf advocates are arguing with ranchers over how to handle the return of the predator packs.

Farewell, whoopers, Western skies aren't big enough for you

The last whooping crane west of the Mississippi is dead, and the skies of the West are poorer for the loss

Sea coasts rough sailing for breeding birds

There's nothing like watching a grizzly bear in the wild

Wildlife Service bows to home builders

Under pressure from the home-building industry, the Fish and Wildlife Service drastically trims critical habitat for the threatened California red-legged frog.