An endangered #ocelot was recently spotted in the Santa Rita Mountains near #Tucson for the first time since 2014; researchers believe it was the same one seen by us in 2024. Check out our footage of the rare sighting below, and sign up for our EEO newsletter to catch every story ➡️ bit.ly/4rhSmRz

Tiffany Yap, our Urban Wildlands Science Director, was quoted by the @sfchronicle.com saying: “We can coexist. We have incredible biodiversity. We have coyotes. We have native butterflies. We have so much life, and we can do more to support it with our parks and green space.” ⬇️

Shell of a win for desert tortoises in California’s western Mojave Desert 🎉 A federal judge has prohibited off-road vehicle use in the tortoises' critical habitat, protecting more than 2,200 miles of proposed routes across 1 million acres of conservation lands. Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4q1dn1S

Have you ever heard of a whistling pig? How about a rock chuck? They're commonly called Olympic Marmots, but no matter what name they go by, we have hopeful news for them and almost a dozen other species! Read our press release to get the full story ➡️ bit.ly/4bFINHR

A thimble-full of #paraquat can kill you, but don’t worry, everyone — Lee Zeldin’s #EPA is asking for one more study on paraquat’s safety to be conducted not by independent, unbiased scientists but by its manufacturer. Get the rest in this op-ed from our Environmental Health Science Director ⬇️

Right now, a critical decision is pending to determine whether the Trump admin. can move forward with transfer thousands of acres of the Tonto — including #OakFlat — to foreign mining giant #ResolutionCopper for a massive open-pit copper mine. Supporters in the U.S. can help ➡️ bit.ly/4qIqTJ9

Alligators are climate guardians. Read about how they protect their habitats and the planet: https://therevelator.org/alligators-climate-guardians/

Some good news before we head into the weekend: Fish & Wildlife announced today that Wilson’s phalaropes — migratory shorebirds that rely on saline lakes in the American West — will advance to the next stage of review to determine whether they warrant protection under the #ESA. bit.ly/3NB8sHw

CA officials will soon consider giving permanent protections to Central Coast & Socal pumas. We hope they make the right call so we can get more wildlife crossings and make our iconic landscapes more wildlife friendly. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Sharks deserve both our awe and protection. They play an important role in ocean ecosystems, helping to maintain the food web and support habitats like coral reefs and kelp forests. But in many countries, #sharks are still caught and cruelly carved up for their fins. Take action ➡️ bit.ly/4qArPPv

We are devastated to share that Taylor, the Mexican gray wolf famous for repeatedly crossing I-40, was found dead over the weekend on the interstate. Taylor's journey inspired many. He had established a home range last year near Mt. Taylor and returned twice after being removed. bit.ly/4jT1OIP

We are saddened to share that the House just voted to revoke a mining ban across 225,000 acres of the Superior National Forest, including the watershed of Minnesota's #BoundaryWaters. Please stay tuned for more opportunities to stop this by signing up for our email list ➡️ bit.ly/4nprZr6

There are likely fewer than 200 adult #Florida panthers left in the wild. To protect them from a massive new development in their occupied breeding habitat, conservation groups just notified Fish & Wildlife Service and others of their intent to file suit in federal court. Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4jX8LZs

Rocket Frog, Damselfish, and Bandicoots: The Species Declared Extinct in 2025 Read more and share: https://therevelator.org/extinct-2025/

Most of the meat consumed in the U.S. comes from conventional #IndustrialFarms, where it accumulates toxins from pesticide-intensive feed and #antibiotics and wreaks environmental havoc. Get the rest in this op-ed from Leah Kelly, our Food and Agriculture Policy Specialist ⬇️

URGENT 🚨 Congress is considering a bill to permanently revoke the 20-year ban that protects 225,000 acres of Superior #NationalForest from risky copper mining — putting the Boundary Waters at great risk. The House could vote as soon as tomorrow, Jan. 21. Take action ➡️ bit.ly/4qupohg

“Zeldin’s EPA hasn’t done a single thing to protect public health this past year and he now seems intent on “MAHA-washing” everything that comes out of his office..." - Nathan Donley, Center for Biological Diversity. www.thenewlede.org/2026/01/epa-...

“It’s a sad day in America when our highest court agrees to consider depriving thousands of Roundup users suffering from cancer of their day in court,” said Lori Ann Burd, environmental health director at the Center for Biological Diversity. apnews.com/article/supr...

Trump’s proposal to escalate offshore drilling could lead to 4,232 oil spills, dumping 12.1 million gallons of oil into ocean waters. That could harm countless species — from Kemp’s ridley sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico to Cook Inlet belugas off Alaska. Join our fight ➡️ https://bit.ly/4pSgQQw

We just sued Fish & Wildlife for failing to finalize critical habitat protections for the friend-shaped Southern Sierra Nevada fisher. Once well distributed throughout their historical range, habitat destruction and climate change have contributed to their decline. https://bit.ly/3NptHMk

“No law has done more to stop extinction than the #EndangeredSpeciesAct, which remains the gold standard for wildlife protection both in the United States and globally,” said Stephanie Kurose, deputy director of government affairs at the Center for Biological Diversity.

Ever heard of wild flat-headed cats? Well, we hadn’t! Prionailarus planiceps are threatened by the usual suspects — #HabitatLoss ranks highly among them. Footage of the illusive feline was shared by Sabah Forestry Department/Sabah Wildlife Department and @pantheracats.bsky.social

Conservation groups just filed a friend of the court brief expressing support for a federal vessel speed limit rule to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales. Since 2017, vessel strikes have killed or injured at least 27 of these critically #endangered #whales. bit.ly/3NwOJbT

The administration’s proposed five-year program calls for new oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico, Alaska, and, for the first time in decades, off the coast of #California. The same industry that will benefit from Trump’s plan already turned the #Louisiana coast into a dumping ground.

“Chlorpyrifos is linked to just about anything that can go wrong in the brain at this point,” said Nathan Donley, our environmental health science director. “There’s really just no question anymore that it’s an enormous public health threat.”

Under the direction of Trump, the #EPA is working to nix clean-car standards that protect the air we breathe and help save money at the gas pump. Call out Trump's polluter-first agenda: Tell the EPA to protect our progress toward a better future by preserving clean-car standards ➡️ bit.ly/4qPNxib

This scorecard analyzes emergency preparedness checklists across all 50 states. The results demonstrate a haphazard manner of inclusion and opportunities for states to better support reproductive health and community resilience in emergency preparedness planning. 19thnews.org/2025/12/wild...

“What they’ve done is illegal and will discourage people from coming to America’s #NationalParks, which are revered around the world,” said Kieran Suckling, our executive director. “Instead, people will come here and talk about being ripped off and how cheap and xenophobic the government is.”

Each time a species goes extinct, the world around us unravels a bit. The consequences are profound, not just for those species but for all of us. These are tangible consequential losses, such as crop pollination and water purification, but also spiritual and cultural ones. bit.ly/4qbRsGa

“The health science was pointing toward prioritizing plant-rich diets, #plant-based sources, over animal-based sources of protein, especially beans, peas and lentils, and to reduce red and processed meat,” said Leah Kelly, a food and agriculture specialist with the Center.

Some of Trump’s assaults on air and water are reversible. Not these two ⬇️ Cyclobutrifluram and isocycloseram may never be household names. But they’re likely to contribute to chemical contamination in water and food for generations to come. Get our full op-ed in @thehill.com ➡️ bit.ly/49vrVAH

"There's a recognition that there's a huge problem there, and there's not really a way for them to appease the #MAHA base while maintaining the status quo," said our Lori Ann Burd, environmental health director. "Pesticides are where the rubber hits the road." Get the rest ➡️ bit.ly/4qNToVm

BREAKING NEWS 🚨 Trump just announced that he is withdrawing the United States from the world’s foundational climate treaty, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or UNFCCC. He also pulled out of dozens of other global environmental agreements and bodies. bit.ly/4sDG4EP

The Department of the Interior just banned putting stickers over Trump's face on National Park Passes. National parks are not a personal branding opportunity. They’re the pride and joy of the American people. We've already sued over this ridiculous stunt. More soon. www.sfgate.com/national-par...

We’d do well to pay attention to these 20 species. The threats and opportunities these animals and plants face could mean the difference between disappearance and survival, but they also illustrate the situations faced by countless other species around the world — including Homo sapiens.

Ready to take a deep dive into North Pacific right whale conservation and ecology? Join us on Jan 14th at 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM PST for the second annual free online symposium for these whales, hosted by our partners, Save The North Pacific Right Whale. Please register here ➡️ bit.ly/499BlCX

"It's one of those things that causes you to stop and pay closer attention to the small scale that life is happening sometimes on those really big landscapes that we have in #NewMexico.” said Brian Nowicki, the Center for Biological Diversity’s #Southwest Program deputy director.

#HorseshoeCrabs have been crawling ashore for more than 450 million years. But now they urgently need #EndangeredSpeciesAct protections. So we just sued the Natl. Marine Fisheries Service for failing to make a preliminary decision on whether to protect these crabs under the #ESA. bit.ly/4ppUvcA

Something to chew on this #Veganuary — Our report found that the annual carbon footprint of beef recipes promoted by top U.S. food outlets adds up to 145 million metric tons of CO2 — more than the entire country of Belgium emits in a year. bit.ly/45EYcUF

A five-year plan for offshore oil leasing has been released, setting the stage to auction off 1.27 billion acres of public waters in #California, the Gulf of Mexico, the Arctic Ocean, the Bering Sea, and Cook Inlet off #Alaska. Tell the Trump administration to can its leasing plan ➡️ bit.ly/4srYjNk

John Buse, our Legal Director, said the court recognized “that the state’s funding scheme was unlawful.” "California has been fixated on this massive tunnel with ballooning costs for far too long,” Buse said. “Let’s finally put this environmentally destructive boondoggle to bed.”

Extreme Weather, Wildlife Trafficking, and Giraffes: 15 of Our Most Powerful Articles of 2025 New articles for 2026 start on Monday! https://therevelator.org/best-reporting-2025/

"If confirmed, Pearce would likely try to weaken protections, accelerate extraction and sell off #PublicLands — just as he tried throughout his career. "This would be a disaster for #Arizona wildlife." Get the rest in this commentary from Laiken Jordahl, our National Public Lands Advocate ⬇️

A newly proposed rule would weaken the #CleanWaterAct by severely narrowing the scope of protected waters, letting billionaires and corporations dump pollution in more #wetlands and streams than ever before. Make like a #SandhillCrane and speak up! https://bit.ly/3MZ9HA3

Wolves had some big wins in 2025! In response to one of our lawsuits, a federal judge ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service had broken the law when it denied our petition to protect #wolves across the U.S. West under the #EndangeredSpeciesAct. bit.ly/49zkcTe

For the Center, 2025 was fast, furious, and successful — so much so that Trump and far-right members of the House of Representatives hit us with multiple “investigations” and attacks to intimidate us and slow us down. It didn’t work. There will be more hard-fought battles and victories in 2026.

The Curlew, the Cactus, and the Obliterated Whitefish: The Species We Lost in 2024 -- look for 2025's list soon https://therevelator.org/extinct-2024/

This year, we won crucial legal victories defending #grizzly habitat from destructive logging in Montana’s Kootenai #NationalForest and from expanded grazing near #Yellowstone. We also helped protect rare coastal martens (and their dune habitats) from destructive off-road vehicles ➡️ bit.ly/4jkBaYP

Did you know that Arctic foxes live in dens that can be centuries old, used by generations of foxes? But as the range of red foxes pushes northward with the receding cold, Arctic foxes are abandoning these dens, searching for a new place to call home. Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4qp9550

Extreme Weather, Wildlife Trafficking, and Giraffes: 15 of Our Most Powerful Articles of 2025 https://therevelator.org/best-reporting-2025/