Angola Rhino News

Continuing with our series on matters of rhinos within our neighbouring countries. Angola’s rhino history seems short and not so sweet, what an utterly sorry state of affairs…    Baby Black Rhino.  Photo by Annamarie Esterhuizen 10 white rhinos were Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Burnup’s Hunter Slug

  Photo credit: Dai Hurbert   Burnup’s Hunter Slug, Chlamydephorus burnupi, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.

IUCN Species of the Day: Aquatic Tenrec

  Photo credit: Kevin H. Barnes   The Aquatic Tenre, Limnogale mergulus, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.

IUCN Species of the Day: Basking Shark

  Photo credit: C. Hood   The Basking Shark, Cetorhinus maximus, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. It gets its name from its habit of ‘basking’ while surface foraging to filter out its planktonic Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Giant Garter Snake

  Photo credit: Gary Nafis   The Giant Garter Snake, Thamnophis gigas, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. The largest of the garter snake species, this highly aquatic snake occurs in the Central Valley Continue Reading