Nevada is the 11th most biodiverse state in the nation but ranks third for having the most plants and animals at risk, according to NatureServe, a nonprofit that provides conservancy data to ...

Friday marks the 10-year anniversary since Nevada began prosecuting animal abuse as a felony, but activists say the state has a long way to go. Cooney’s Law, sponsored by then-state Sen.

The Center petitioned for protection of the red fox in 2011 and filed lawsuits in 2013 and 2019 to force the Service to decide on the animal’s protection. The Sierra Nevada red fox once was found ...