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IUCN Species of the Day: Blue Coral

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  Photo credit: Dave Burdick   Blue Coral, Heliopora coerulea, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. Named for its permanently blue skeleton, which makes it popular in the curio, jewelry and aquarium trades, Blue Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Santa Catalina Island Rattlesnake

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  Photo credit: Gary Nafis   The Santa Catalina Island Rattlesnake, Crotalus catalinensis, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. As its name suggests, this rattlesnake is restricted to Isla Santa Catalina in the Continue Reading