IUCN Species of the Day: Cuvier’s Hutia
Photo credit: Eladio Fernandez Cuvier’s Hutia, Plagiodontia aedium, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.
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IUCN Species of the Day: Floreana Mockingbird
Photo credit: Michale Dvorak The Floreana Mockingbird, Mimus trifasciatus, is classified as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. It survives today only on two tiny islets off the coast of Floreana Island in the Continue Reading
IUCN Species of the Day: Grey-Faced Sengi
Photo credit: Francesco Rovero The Grey-faced Sengi (also called Grey-faced Elephant Shrew), Rhynchocyon udzungwensis, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. This unusual mammal is endemic to the Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania, where it Continue Reading
Cape Parrot in Peril: Disease Could Bring Extinction for Africa's Most Endangered Parrot
Many are aware of the plight of the African Grey parrots of central and western Africa, but few know about that of the continent’s most endangered parrot: the Cape Parrot of South Africa. Today, there are less than 1,000 of Continue Reading