Photo of the Day Contest, “All for One, One for All”

All for One, One for All Photo Credit: Shazaad Kasmani Tsavo East National Park, Kenya Order: Proboscidea Family: Elephantidea Genus: Loxodonta Species: L. africana The African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana) or African Savanna Elephant is the largest land mammal on Continue Reading

Gorilla Guardians…Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International

 Established in 1978 by Dian Fossey herself, we were orginially name the Digit Fund. If you saw the movie, “Gorillas in the Mist”, you know that Digit was a silverback mountain gorilla that Fossey became especially fond of and who Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Golden Vizcacha Rat

Photo credit: Ruben Barquez   The Golden Vizcacha Rat, Pipanacoctomys aureus, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED‘ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.

IUCN Species of the Day: Giant Armadillo

  Photo credit: Carly Vynne   The Giant Armadillo, Priodontes maximus, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.