Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An imperiled newt only found in and around southern Oregon's Crater Lake may soon be protected under the Endangered Species Act ...

Crater Lake, located in Oregon, is the deepest lake in the United States. The lake formed in a caldera created by the collapse of Mount Mazama after a massive eruption 7,700 years ago. It is home to ...

Crater Lake's famously pure water and a newt that calls the lake home are under threat from the explosion of an invasive crayfish, leading to potential action under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S ...

PORTLAND, Ore.— In response to a legal petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced this week that the Crater Lake newt (also known as the Mazama ...

PORTLAND, Ore.— The Center for Biological Diversity has reached an agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that requires the agency to decide by October 2026 whether critically imperiled ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Conservationists have struck a deal with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that could open the door to a small and delicate population of unique Oregon amphibians receiving federal ...

A “cute little newt” has found itself in the middle of a fight between a leading environmental organization and the Trump administration. The Center for Biological Diversity on Thursday announced its ...

The Crater Lake newt, or Mazama newt, pictured here is endemic to Crater Lake in southern Oregon. The population has plummeted in recent decades due to predation from crayfish that were first ...

An imperiled newt only found in and around southern Oregon’s Crater Lake may soon be protected under the Endangered Species Act following a three-year legal battle. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...