IUCN Species of the Day: Mountain Pygmy-Possum

  Photo credit: Linda Broome   The Mountain Pygmy-possum, Burramys parvus, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.

IUCN Species of the Day: Lesser Antillean Iguana

  Photo credit: Charles Knapp   The Lesser Antillean Iguana, Iguana delicatissima, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.

Photo of the Day

  “Easy Does It!” Photo credit: Sean McCully  

IUCN Species of the Day: Lord Howe Island Stick Insect

  Photo credit: Paul Brock   The Lord Howe Island Stick Insect, Dryococelus australis, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. It is known only from Lord Howe Island and Ball’s Pyramid, a volcanic Continue Reading

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