Several high-profile species — including the burrowing owl, Crotch’s bumble bee, western Joshua tree, western spadefoot toad, and the monarch butterfly — have recently been elevated to candidate ...

The backcountry community of Alpine has waited 30 years to secure a community park. It’s going to have to wait longer. The ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the California Fish and Game Commission today seeking protections for the western spadefoot under the state Endangered Species Act.

Western spadefoot, also known as spea hammondii. (James Bettaso, with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, via Courthouse News) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — A conservation group on Wednesday formally ...