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IUCN Species of the Day: Ceres Streamjack

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  Photo credit: Michael Samways   The Ceres Streamjack, Metacnemis angusta, is classified as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. It is a tiny damselfly that was first discovered in 1920, but was not seen again until Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Nuragica Columbine

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    Photo credit: Gabriele Carcangui/Arkive   Exclusively native to one site in the island of Sardinia (Italy), the Nuragica Columbine, Aquilegia nuragica, is classified as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. It is a perennial Continue Reading