IUCN Species of the Day: Scimitar-Horned Oryx

  Photo credit: Fondation IGF/G, Roques Rogery   The Scimitar-horned Oryx, Oryx dammah, is listed as ‘EXTINCT IN THE WILD’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Named for its magnificently curved horns, it was once widespread all around Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Wyomoing Toad

  Photo credit: Suzanne L. Collins   The Wyoming Toad, Anaxyrus baxteri, is listed as ‘EXTINCT IN THE WILD’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. As this toad’s common name suggests, it is native to Wyoming in the Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Kihansi Spray Toad

    Photo credit: Julie Larsen Maher   The Kihansi Spray Toad, Nectophrynoides asperginis, is a dwarf toad, which rarely grows to be more than 2cm long. It is now classified as ‘EXTINCT IN THE WILD’ on the IUCN Red Continue Reading