Video of the Day: Lemurs Getting High!
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Tag: Madagascar
IUCN Species of the Day: Madagascan Rousette
Photo credit: Rhett A. Butler The Madagascan Rousette, Rousettus madagascariensis, is listed as ‘NEAR THREATENED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. It is the smallest of Madagascar’s three endemic fruit bats, and is widespread across much Continue Reading
IUCN Species of the Day: Madagascar Pochard
Photo credit: Peter Cranswick The Madagascar Pochard, Aythya innotata, is classified as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. It is the rarest duck in the world and, with no sightings for 15 years, it Continue Reading
IUCN Species of the Day: Ploughshare Tortoise
Photo credit: Anders G.J. Rhodin The Ploughshare Tortoise, Astrochelys yniphora, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM due to a declining wild population of a few hundred animals. The elongated front Continue Reading
IUCN Species of the Day: Northern Sportive Lemur
Photo credit Pvael Hošek The Northern Sportive Lemur, Lepilemur septentrionalis, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. This small, arboreal primate is restricted to the very northernmost parts of Madagascar, and has Continue Reading