SACRAMENTO— In response to a petition and lawsuits from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed protecting one of North America’s rarest mammals, the ...

Among the species most affected is the Sierra Nevada red fox, a critically endangered animal whose small population faces heightened threats from habitat destruction, food scarcity, and ...

Environmentalists are suing the Fish and Wildlife Service over the omission of critical habitat for the Sierra Nevada red fox, amplifying an already robust Endangered Species Act debate.

Sierra Nevada red fox in Lassen Volcanic National Park, California (Keith Slausen, U.S. Forest Service) (CN) — The Center for Biological Diversity on Monday sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for ...

“The Sierra Nevada red fox is a vanishing emblem of remote Sierra wilderness and a harbinger of climate change,” said Jeff Miller, a senior conservation advocate at the Center. “Endangered Species Act ...