In July, the Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan was officially listed as threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), 14 years after the Center ...

SEATTLE— In response to a petition and litigation by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected the Mt. Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan as a threatened ...

Their absence could throw predator and prey populations out of balance, too, disturbing wildlife that humans rely on for food ...

Juneau installs flood barriers to mitigate future glacial floods. Rocket launches in Fairbanks study aurora effects. Sinkhole repairs near Kasilof target April 4 reopening. Ptarmigan video shared.

Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan: The smallest bird in the grouse family ... They no longer occur in the Barrens Topminnow National Wildlife Refuge. The Service listed them in 2019 but failed to ...

NAGANO--Efforts to revive endangered rock ptarmigan numbers here are making good progress following the discovery of five chicks in the wild that have flown the nest and are living independently ...

"There is an incredible diversity of wildlife on the estate, from sea-level to 3,300ft, from seals on the shore to ptarmigan on the tops." Mamta Patel, of Lochbroom and Ullapool Community Trust ...