IUCN Species of the Day: Nassau Grouper

  Photo credit: Dean Uyeda   The Nassau Grouper, Epinephelus striatus, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. This large reef fish is found in shallow waters of the tropical western Atlantic Ocean and the Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Leatherback Turtle

  Photo credit: Doug Perrine   The Leatherback Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.  It is the world’s largest turtle and is found throughout every ocean (it has been recorded Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Sulawesi Coelacanth

  Photo credit: Peter Scoones   The Sulawesi Coelacanth, Latimeria menadoensis, is classified as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.  Coelacanths were thought to be extinct; however, in 1997 a discovery of Latimeria menadoensis was made off Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: North Atlantic Right Whale

Photo credit: Jessica Taylor The North Atlantic Right Whale, Eubalaena glacialis, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Historically, it was common on both sides of the Atlantic; today, this whale appears to be effectively Continue Reading