Conservationists filed a petition with the US Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday seeking federal protection for the Palouse earthworm — a worm that spits at its predators.

The formerly endangered cactus ferruginous pygmy owl -- the little bird that stopped bulldozers and shaped growth on the Northwest Side for several years -- is being considered again for endangered listing. The U.S.

By Meghann M. Cuniff, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Oct.

In the 34 years since President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act, a parade of once-obscure creatures has skyrocketed to prominence after stopping dams, logging and construction projects around the United States.

GRANTS PASS, Ore. - Conservation groups sued the government Tuesday for failing to respond to their petitions to protect two species of salamander from southwestern Oregon and Northern California under the Endangered Species Act. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Portland claims the U.S.