IUCN Species of the Day: Porbeagle Shark

  Photo credit: S. Campana/Canadian Shark Research Lab   The Porbeagle, Lamna nasus, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. It is found worldwide in temperate and cold-temperate waters. Subpopulations in the Northeast Atlantic and Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Beluga Sturgeon

  Photo credit: Tony Gilbert   The Beluga Sturgeon, Huso huso, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.

IUCN Species of the Day: Angel Shark

    Photo credit: Simon Rogerson   The Angel Shark, Squatina squatina, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. Historically, the Angel Shark’s range extended from Scandinavia to northwestern Africa, including the Mediterranean and Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Common Skate

  Photo credit: Paul Kay   The Common Skate, Dipturus batis, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. The largest European ray, growing to at least two metres in length, it is found in Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: European Eel

  Photo credit: Biopix.dk: N Sloth   The European Eel, Anguilla anguilla, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.  It spends most of its life in European rivers which flow into the Atlantic, Mediterranean Continue Reading