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IUCN Species of the Day: Karkloof Blue Butterfly

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  Photo credit: Sheng-Shan Lu   The Karkloof Blue, Orachrysops ariadne, is classified as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. It is confined to a very special type of habitat, wood’s indigo, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. While Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Northern Muriqui

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  Photo credit: Carla B. Possamai   The Northern Muriqui, Brachyteles hypoxanthus, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. This species occurs in the Atlantic Forest in parts of eastern Brazil, where it has Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Kipunji

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  Photo credit: Tim Davenport   The Kipunji, Rungwecebus kipunji, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Endemic to Tanzania, the Kipunji is Africa’s most recently discovered primate, having been first found in 2003. Continue Reading