Good news for the Loggerhead Sea Turtle!!!

The US federal government has taken a needed step to protect the imperiled loggerhead sea turtle. It has designated a “critical habitat”, including 84 percent of all known nesting areas, and protections for large areas of ocean habitat. Critical habitat Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Atlantic Sturgeon

  Photo credit: Jean-Francois Hellio and Nicholas Van Ingen   The Atlantic Sturgeon, Acipenser sturio, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED‘ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.

IUCN Species of the Day: Tulotoma Snail

  Photo credit: T.A. Conrad   The Tulotoma Snail, Tulotoma magnifica, is listed as ‘Endangered’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.

IUCN Species of the Day: Otter Civet

  Photo credit: Mohamed & Wilting- SWD, SFD   The Otter Civet, Cynogale bennettii, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.

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™.