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IUCN Species of the Day: Huemul

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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

IUCN Species of the Day: Darwin’s Fox

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  Photo credit: Yumil Hussein I.   Darwin’s Fox, Pseudalopex fulvipes, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. This small fox has a disjunct distribution, with one population in the coastal mountains on mainland Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Darwin’s Frog

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  Photo credit: Andres Charrier   Darwin’s Frog, Rhinoderma darwinii, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. First discovered by Charles Darwin, Darwin’s Frog occurs in the forests of central and southern Chile and Argentina, Continue Reading