IUCN Species of the Day: São Tomé Fiscal

  Photo credit: Jonathon Rossouw   The São Tomé Fiscal, Lanius newtoni, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Endemic to the island of São Tomé in Africa’s Gulf of Guinea, this long-tailed shrike Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Panay Monitor Lizard

  Photo credit: Tim Laman   The Panay Monitor Lizard, Varanus mabitang, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. This recently described monitor lizard is endemic to the island of Panay in the Philippines. A Continue Reading

Not Another Dodo: The Success of Saving the World’s Most Endangered Parrot

In the late 1980s, the Mauritian Parakeet (Psittacula eques), also called the Echo Parakeet, was considered the most endangered parrot on earth.  By that time, researchers, who had become really good at finding them, could only account for four or Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Mallorcan Midwife Toad

  Photo credit: “Tuurio and Wallie”   The Mallorcan Midwife Toad, Alytes muletensis, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Endemic to the island of Mallorca, this species is also named for its unusual parental Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Purple Marsh Crab

  Photo credit: Neil Cumberlidge   The Purple Marsh Crab, Afrithelphusa monodosa, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. This species was first collected in 1947 in Guinea, West Africa, and not seen again until Continue Reading