JACKSON, Miss.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed today to remove Endangered Species Act protection from the interior least tern, a small bird that nests along major rivers in the Midwest ...

The tern is a small seabird listed as endangered since 1970 and relies on Mariners Point as a key nesting site. California ...

Endangered Species Act Success: The Tough Little Least Tern After 34 years of Endangered Species Act protection, interior least terns have increased tenfold, rightly prompting plans to remove their ...