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IUCN Species of the Day: Scimitar-Horned Oryx

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  Photo credit: Fondation IGF/G, Roques Rogery   The Scimitar-horned Oryx, Oryx dammah, is listed as ‘EXTINCT IN THE WILD’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Named for its magnificently curved horns, it was once widespread all around Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Wyomoing Toad

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  Photo credit: Suzanne L. Collins   The Wyoming Toad, Anaxyrus baxteri, is listed as ‘EXTINCT IN THE WILD’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. As this toad’s common name suggests, it is native to Wyoming in the Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Philippine Eagle

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  Photo credit: Neon Tomas Buenaflor Russell, II   The Philippine Eagle, Pithecophaga jefferyi, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. It is found in the Philippines on the larger islands of Luzon, Samar, Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Chinese Alligator

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  Photo credit: Dr. Jerry Gingerich   The Chinese Alligator, Alligator sinensis, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. One of the smallest and most endangered of the crocodilians, it is restricted to the Continue Reading