An adult piping plover is about 7 inches long with a nearly 15-inch wingspan. The bird’s bill turns from black to orange in the summertime. The chicks are so tiny they resemble cotton balls with legs.

For the fourth time in its history, the Endangered Species Committee met Tuesday to decide whether to grant an exception to ...

March 31 - The Iran war has threatened Gulf ports and disrupted global trade through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which roughly a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas ...