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IUCN Species of the Day: Hawaiian Monk Seal

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  Photo via Kaua’i Monk Seal Watch Program   The Hawaiian Monk Seal, Monachus schauinslandi, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species™. It is the only true seal found year-round in tropical waters and, as Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Staghorn Coral

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    Photo credit: Pat Miller   The Staghorn Coral, Acropora cervicornis, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.  With its sister species, A. palmate, it used to be one of the major reef-builders Continue Reading