IUCN Species of the Day: Santiago Galapagos Mouse

  Photo credit: Donna Harris   The Santiago Galapagos Mouse, Nesoryzomys swarthi, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Believed extinct until its rediscovery in 1997, this species occurs only in a small area of Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: La Gomera Giant Lizard

  Photo credit: Jaime A. de Urioste   The La Gomera Giant Lizard, Gallotia bravoana, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.  It is native to La Gomera Island (of the Canary Islands) and Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Puerto Rican Nightjar

  Photo credit: Michael J. Morel via Arkive   The Puerto Rican Nightjar, Caprimulgus noctitherus, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.  The Puerto Rican Nightjar is native to south-western Puerto Rico where there Continue Reading