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IUCN Species of the Day: Social Lapwing

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  Photo credit: Lior Kisslev   The Sociable Lapwing, Vanellus gregarius, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. It breeds in Russia and Kazakhstan and winters in Israel, Syria, Eritrea, Sudan and north-west India. Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: African Wild Ass

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  Photo credit: Eyal Bartov   The African Wild Ass, Equus africanus, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. The ancestor of the domestic donkey, this species once ranged across much of northern Africa, Continue Reading