Center for Biological Diversity
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More than a million species could be lost to the Extinction Crisis in the coming decades. Learn about our work to save Earth's wildlife & wild places. www.biologicaldiversity.org
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
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
January 16, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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
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
Once well distributed throughout their historical range, habitat destruction and climate change have contributed to their decline.
https://bit.ly/3NptHMk
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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
Once well distributed throughout their historical range, habitat destruction and climate change have contributed to their decline.
https://bit.ly/3NptHMk
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
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
January 15, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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
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.
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Since 2017, vessel strikes have killed or injured at least 27 of these critically #endangered #whales.
bit.ly/3NwOJbT
January 14, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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
Since 2017, vessel strikes have killed or injured at least 27 of these critically #endangered #whales.
bit.ly/3NwOJbT
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
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
January 13, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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
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
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.
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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
January 12, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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 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
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
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
January 9, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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
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
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
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
January 8, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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
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
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
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
January 7, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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
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
#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
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
January 6, 2026 at 9:26 PM
#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
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
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
January 5, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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
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
Tell the Trump administration to can its leasing plan ➡️ bit.ly/4srYjNk
January 5, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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
Tell the Trump administration to can its leasing plan ➡️ bit.ly/4srYjNk
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
Make like a #SandhillCrane and speak up!
https://bit.ly/3MZ9HA3
January 2, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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
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.
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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
December 31, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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
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.
It didn’t work.
There will be more hard-fought battles and victories in 2026.
December 31, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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.
It didn’t work.
There will be more hard-fought battles and victories in 2026.
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
We also helped protect rare coastal martens (and their dune habitats) from destructive off-road vehicles ➡️ bit.ly/4jkBaYP
December 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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
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
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
December 29, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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
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
Something we should do away with in the #NewYear? Blood-thinning rat poisons!
In a new 2024 statewide survey released by the CA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife, the powerful anticoagulant #rodenticides were found in the bodies of 95% of mountain lions and 69% of nontarget wildlife tested.
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In a new 2024 statewide survey released by the CA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife, the powerful anticoagulant #rodenticides were found in the bodies of 95% of mountain lions and 69% of nontarget wildlife tested.
bit.ly/4aaRJ6Y
December 29, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Something we should do away with in the #NewYear? Blood-thinning rat poisons!
In a new 2024 statewide survey released by the CA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife, the powerful anticoagulant #rodenticides were found in the bodies of 95% of mountain lions and 69% of nontarget wildlife tested.
bit.ly/4aaRJ6Y
In a new 2024 statewide survey released by the CA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife, the powerful anticoagulant #rodenticides were found in the bodies of 95% of mountain lions and 69% of nontarget wildlife tested.
bit.ly/4aaRJ6Y
The #ExoticPet trend is growing globally and setting off alarm bells among #WildlifeConservation experts.
The U.S. is one of the biggest players in the exotic pet trade, and we published a report highlighting how this threatens global wildlife.
Get the full report ➡️ bit.ly/4pT0Q1j
The U.S. is one of the biggest players in the exotic pet trade, and we published a report highlighting how this threatens global wildlife.
Get the full report ➡️ bit.ly/4pT0Q1j
December 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The #ExoticPet trend is growing globally and setting off alarm bells among #WildlifeConservation experts.
The U.S. is one of the biggest players in the exotic pet trade, and we published a report highlighting how this threatens global wildlife.
Get the full report ➡️ bit.ly/4pT0Q1j
The U.S. is one of the biggest players in the exotic pet trade, and we published a report highlighting how this threatens global wildlife.
Get the full report ➡️ bit.ly/4pT0Q1j
This year, we shut down destructive coal #mining in the heart of #CriticalHabitat for jewel-like candy darters in WV.
We also reached a historic agreement to end most cattle #grazing at Point Reyes, which will help native tule elk survive.
Get the rest in our newsletter ➡️ https://bit.ly/499npI2
We also reached a historic agreement to end most cattle #grazing at Point Reyes, which will help native tule elk survive.
Get the rest in our newsletter ➡️ https://bit.ly/499npI2
December 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This year, we shut down destructive coal #mining in the heart of #CriticalHabitat for jewel-like candy darters in WV.
We also reached a historic agreement to end most cattle #grazing at Point Reyes, which will help native tule elk survive.
Get the rest in our newsletter ➡️ https://bit.ly/499npI2
We also reached a historic agreement to end most cattle #grazing at Point Reyes, which will help native tule elk survive.
Get the rest in our newsletter ➡️ https://bit.ly/499npI2
In a federal landscape hostile to wildlife, we secured proposed #ESA protection this year for southern hognose snakes, Barrens darters, and ghost #orchids.
We won lawsuits requiring consideration of new safeguards for many others: southern bog turtles, Berry Cave #salamanders, and more.
We won lawsuits requiring consideration of new safeguards for many others: southern bog turtles, Berry Cave #salamanders, and more.
December 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
In a federal landscape hostile to wildlife, we secured proposed #ESA protection this year for southern hognose snakes, Barrens darters, and ghost #orchids.
We won lawsuits requiring consideration of new safeguards for many others: southern bog turtles, Berry Cave #salamanders, and more.
We won lawsuits requiring consideration of new safeguards for many others: southern bog turtles, Berry Cave #salamanders, and more.
NOAA published two applications today from The Metals Company seeking permits to conduct exploratory #DeepSeaMining operations in the #ClarionClippertonZone.
This is a required procedural step before the permits can be issued.
Learn more about our #Oceans Program work ➡️ bit.ly/3MPa4gp
This is a required procedural step before the permits can be issued.
Learn more about our #Oceans Program work ➡️ bit.ly/3MPa4gp
December 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
NOAA published two applications today from The Metals Company seeking permits to conduct exploratory #DeepSeaMining operations in the #ClarionClippertonZone.
This is a required procedural step before the permits can be issued.
Learn more about our #Oceans Program work ➡️ bit.ly/3MPa4gp
This is a required procedural step before the permits can be issued.
Learn more about our #Oceans Program work ➡️ bit.ly/3MPa4gp
Thank you to everyone who signed our petition and let the Trump admin. know that we oppose his plan to gut the #ESA, driving imperiled plants and animals closer to #extinction.
There's power in our collective voice — more than 380,000 comments were submitted, 23,865 coming from Center supporters.
There's power in our collective voice — more than 380,000 comments were submitted, 23,865 coming from Center supporters.
December 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Thank you to everyone who signed our petition and let the Trump admin. know that we oppose his plan to gut the #ESA, driving imperiled plants and animals closer to #extinction.
There's power in our collective voice — more than 380,000 comments were submitted, 23,865 coming from Center supporters.
There's power in our collective voice — more than 380,000 comments were submitted, 23,865 coming from Center supporters.
There's still time to tell Customs and Border Protection to stop #BorderWall construction in critical #Jaguar habitat and prevent irreversible harm to precious borderlands ➡️ bit.ly/3LbCCjI
The agency has discretion over where and how it builds — but they need a push from you.
The agency has discretion over where and how it builds — but they need a push from you.
December 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
There's still time to tell Customs and Border Protection to stop #BorderWall construction in critical #Jaguar habitat and prevent irreversible harm to precious borderlands ➡️ bit.ly/3LbCCjI
The agency has discretion over where and how it builds — but they need a push from you.
The agency has discretion over where and how it builds — but they need a push from you.
The Trump admin. released final plans today that strip protections for the #GreaterSageGrouse on about 50 million acres of federal #PublicLand across eight Western states.
Previous proposals over the past decade were intended to prevent #extinction of the iconic dancing bird.
bit.ly/4pL6N0d
Previous proposals over the past decade were intended to prevent #extinction of the iconic dancing bird.
bit.ly/4pL6N0d
December 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The Trump admin. released final plans today that strip protections for the #GreaterSageGrouse on about 50 million acres of federal #PublicLand across eight Western states.
Previous proposals over the past decade were intended to prevent #extinction of the iconic dancing bird.
bit.ly/4pL6N0d
Previous proposals over the past decade were intended to prevent #extinction of the iconic dancing bird.
bit.ly/4pL6N0d