IUCN Species of the Day: Hirola
Photo credit: Tim Wacher The Hirola, Beatragus hunteri, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species TM.
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IUCN Species of the Day: Cainarachi Poison Frog
Photo credit: Kah-Heinz Jungfer The Cainarachi Poison Frog, Ameerega cainarachi, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. This small poison frog is found only in the Cainarachi Valley in the northern part of Continue Reading
IUCN Species of the Day: Lesser Antillean Iguana
Photo credit: Charles Knapp The Lesser Antillean Iguana, Iguana delicatissima, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.
IUCN Species of the Day: Epirus Grasshopper
Photo credit: Paolo Fontana The Epirus Grasshopper, Chorthippus lacustris, is found only in Epirus, northwestern Greece. It was discovered and described in 1975, and although it has not yet been officially classified on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, Continue Reading
IUCN Species of the Day: Huemul
Photo credit: Rod Chile The Huemul, Hippocamelus bisulcus, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Once widespread across the southern Andes and Patagonia, this deer now has a much more restricted range within southern Argentina Continue Reading