One of the few mammals unique to California is also one of the most threatened by climate change. The alpine chipmunk only lives in California, and its habitat is shrinking. The alpine chipmunk, found ...

Jan. 2—An extra-small chipmunk found in southern New Mexico mountains will gain endangered species status and a critical habitat designation, boosting its chance at survival. The Peñasco least ...

Backpacking scientists from UC Berkeley have gathered compelling evidence that the warming High Sierra climate is pushing still another animal species to seek cooler habitats amid the higher regions ...

This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) issued three separate notices in the Federal Register concerning the agency’s 12-month findings on a number of petitions to list various wildlife ...

SILVER CITY, N.M.— The Center for Biological Diversity filed suit today against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to finalize Endangered Species Act protections for the Peñasco least ...

A rare chipmunk species in the Sacramento Mountains in New Mexico was the latest conservationists accused the federal government of failing to protect despite its dwindling population and ...

A chipmunk native to the Sacramento Mountains in southern New Mexico could be nearing extinction and the federal government hoped to step in. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last week recommended ...