"Most of the species are plants," said Jesse Leddick, assistant director of Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program in ...

His research shows that many species’ designated critical habitats overlap little with maps of climate refugia – places that are less vulnerable to climate impacts. And they mostly lack protected ...

President Trump has already begun to introduce changes that weaken the Endangered Species Act, a cornerstone of U.S. conservation law.

MassWildlife officials updated the list “following an extensive review of population data and threats,” officials said.