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: Sahara Aphanius

  Photo credit: Heiko Kaerst   The Sahara Aphanius, Aphanius saourensis, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.

IUCN Species of the Day: European Mink

  Photo credit: Tiit Maran   The European Mink, Mustela lutreola, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. A century ago, the European Mink could be found throughout the European continent, but its population has Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Golden Dancing-Jewel

  Photo credit: K.-D.B. Dijkstra   The Golden Dancing-jewel, Platycypha auripes, is classified as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. This species owes its name to its golden colour and to the dancing mating flights that males Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle

  Photo credit: Tim McCormack   The Yangtze Giant Softshell, Rafetus swinhoei, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. This enormous softshell turtle, of which only four surviving individuals are known, can reach 120 Continue Reading