In the late ‘90s, while still working for the state, Heckscher received a grant to search for the firefly. Previously, the insect hadn’t been spotted since the 1950s, after DuPont chemist Frank ...

The Bethany Beach firefly has been documented at only seven sites along the Delaware coast. An emergency petition has been filed seeking Endangered Species Act protection.(Christopher M. Heckscher ...

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The Bethany Beach firefly is not the only type of firefly at risk; about 10% of the firefly species in the U.S. are not doing well, Sara Lewis, author of "Silent Sparks: ...

A fading firefly exposes the unacceptable cost of Trump’s endangered species plan Bethany Beach fireflies are likely to go extinct if the Trump administration continues with its current trajectory.

This image released by Delaware State University shows a rare Bethany Beach Firefly, Oct. 19, 2018, in Dover, Del. Some environmentalists want the firefly added to the federal Endangered Species List.

The Bethany Beach firefly is found only in low-lying freshwater marsh areas near coastal dunes, called swales, located within 500 meters of the Atlantic shoreline in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.

This firefly delighted beachgoers. Now it’s flickering out of existence. The U.S. government is proposing to declare the Bethany Beach firefly as threatened, the first time officials have sought ...

The Bethany Beach firefly is in danger of flickering out and becoming endangered, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday. The firefly, found in coastal Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, is one ...

Every June and July, the Bethany Beach firefly emerges along the shores of Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware. It flickers with two distinct green flashes. The insect was first discovered in 1949 ...

“I’m an entomologist and I’ve been studying insects, mostly beetles, most of my career,” she said. “The Bethany Beach firefly came up in my research as one that was very rare.

The Bethany Beach firefly is in danger of flickering out and becoming endangered, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday. The firefly, found in coastal Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, is ...