McKITTRICK, Calif.— In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that the Temblor legless lizard may qualify for protection ...

With more and more development infringing on their habitat, legless lizards increasingly find themselves falling short of their typical 8- to 9-year lifespan [source: WDNR]. Even with all of these ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— The California Department of Fish and Wildlife today recommended that the Temblor legless lizard move toward protection under the state’s Endangered Species Act. The action came in ...

A legless lizard that threatened to derail a Hunter mine expansion is one of 42 new species and ecological communities added to national threatened species lists in 2024, according to a new report.