Center for Biological Diversity
The Center for Biological Diversity works through science, law and creative media to secure a future for all species, great or small, hovering on the brink of extinction.
Remembering 21 Species Lost in 2023 - Biological Diversity
Remembering 21 Species Lost in 2023. On October 16, 2023, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized a rule removing 21 species from the list of species protected under the Endangered Species Act because of extinction.
12 Ways to Live More Sustainably - Biological Diversity
12 Ways to Live More Sustainably. Every day we make choices in our lives that affect the environment, the climate and other species. From what we eat to how many children we decide to have, there’s a lot we can do to “choose wild” and reduce our environmental footprint to leave more room for wild animals and plants.
Map: U.S. Threatened and Endangered Species by County
For every county in the United States, the map below shows information on all the animals and plants protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act as threatened or endangered. To see the number of federally protected species in a given county, zoom in on the map until the county boundaries appear ...
At What Cost? Unravelling the Harms of the Fast Fashion Industry
Fast fashion is an enormous, rapidly growing industry, with the number of new garments made per year nearly doubling over the past 20 years and global consumption of fashion increasing by 400%. Waste occurs at every stage of the garment manufacturing process, harming wildlife, degrading land, and ...
10 Facts About Single-use Plastic Bags - Biological Diversity
The U.S. is the third-most populated country in the world, yet we’re responsible for a disproportionate amount of greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, consumption and waste. If everyone in the world lived the way Americans do today, it …
$25 Million Federal Grant Awarded for Red Wolf Crossings
Dec 20, 2024 · RALEIGH, N.C.— The Federal Highway Administration today announced a $25 million grant for North Carolina to build wildlife crossings that will help save critically endangered Red Wolves. Only 16 red wolves remain in the wild, and vehicle collisions have become their leading cause of mortality.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Endangered Species …
Dec 16, 2024 · PORTLAND, Ore.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed today to protect Suckley’s cuckoo bumblebees under the Endangered Species Act.. This decision comes in response to a petition and legal action by the Center for Biological Diversity. “It’s so encouraging that the Service has stepped up to protect Suckley’s cuckoo bumblebees,” said Jess Tyler, a staff scientist at the ...
The Environmental Impacts of Slaughterhouses: Fact Sheet 2 • For beef cattle, water consumption occurs in every step of the slaughter process, from live receiving to cleaning and sanitation. Average water usage for slaughtering cattle is at least 150-
Ocean Plastics Pollution - Biological Diversity
It's time to get at the root of this ocean crisis.The Center has petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to begin regulating plastics as a pollutant and is working to stop plastic pollution at the source, before it ever has a chance to reach the ocean.. THE PLASTIC PROBLEM. We're surrounded by plastic. It’s in the single-use packaging we discard, the consumer goods that fill our ...