Political uncertainty swirls around the future of 10-year state plans like that of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

The boreal forests of Canada, Alaska and edges of the northeastern states are home to chickadees of the same name, a brown-capped bird with a slow, scratchy chick-a-dee call.

A black-capped chickadee by any other name is a Poecile atricapillus. That’s the bird’s scientific name, the reference used worldwide to avoid the confusion a list of local names could offer ...

The Grey-headed chickadee found in the far north of Yukon and Alaska was listed as endangered this month, and experts say the bird is so rare that it's hard to estimate its numbers.

From state nicknames and state songs to state flowers and mammals, the United States is full of symbols for its 50 states. Each is representative of the state's heritage and natural treasures. ...

The Trump administration wants to end federal funding for a program that gives states grants for wildlife conservation.