IUCN Species of the Day: Banggai Cardinalfish

  Photo credit: Robert Meyers   The Banggai Cardinalfish, Pterapogon kauderni, is classified as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. This species has a very limited range and is only found in a small island chain known Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Philippine Crocodile

  Photo credit: Merlijn van Weerd   The Philippine Crocodile, Crocodylus mindorensis, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Found only in the Philippines, this relatively small crocodile is now reduced to just two Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Rabb’s Fringe-Limbed Treefrog

  Photo credit: Brad Wilson, DVM   Rabb’s Fringe-limbed Treefrog, Ecnomiohyla rabborum, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. This recently discovered species is found only in the mountains near El Valle de Anton, Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Lord Howe Island Stick Insect

  Photo credit: Paul Brock   The Lord Howe Island Stick Insect, Dryococelus australis, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. It is known only from Lord Howe Island and Ball’s Pyramid, a volcanic Continue Reading

Australia’s Western Ground Parrot: Will it Survive the Ravages of Introduced Predators and Bushfires?

Very few people are aware of the Western Ground Parrot, an enigmatic and unusual bird that occurs only along the south coast of Western Australia.  Like many parrots in many parts of the world, this species is very close to Continue Reading