Happy Birthday Bush Warriors!

Note: Please play this MUST SEE video and enjoy.  This is what is at stake!   [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-g22_xHx0BE]   A year ago on November 13th, Bush Warriors was first launched into to the world.  This was my attempt to put the truth Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Egyptian Tortoise

  Photo credit: Omar Attum   The Egyptian Tortoise, Testudo kleinmanni, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. This Middle Eastern and North African tortoise has a golden-coloured shell and minute shell size of Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Steiner’s Shrub Frog

  Photo credit: Franco Andreone   Steiner’s Shrub Frog, Philautus steineri, was first listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ in 2006 and this classification has remained unchanged. Steiner’s Shrub Frog is endemic to Sri Lanka Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Cowan’s Mantella

  Photo credit: Franco Andreone Cowan’s Mantella (or the Harlequin Mantella), Mantella cowani, is now listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. It is a small venomous frog found in high altitude evergreen forests that Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Chinese Giant Salamander

    Photo credit: Daniel Heuclin/ARKIVE   The Chinese Giant Salamander, Andrias davidianus, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. It is the largest of all amphibian species, sometimes growing up to 1.8 metres Continue Reading