Wildlife Conservation Organization
From a recent WildAid report: “Recent news reports in China and Hong Kong have circulated footage of an underground shark fin processing factory that uses industrial grade hydrogen peroxide and ammonia to bleach fins.” The report features footage Continue Reading
Photo credit: Michelle and Peter Wong The Chinese Crested Tern, Sterna bernsteini, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. This seabird was previously feared to be extinct but was rediscovered in 2000 Continue Reading
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
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
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