Tag: habitat disturbance

IUCN Species of the Day: Madagascan Land Crab

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  Photo credit: Steven Goodman   The Madagascan Land Crab, Madagapotamon humberti, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. This long-legged, brightly coloured, air-breathing land crab is restricted to limestone formations, and requires a specialized Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: White-Shouldered Ibis

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  Photo credit: Jonathon C. Eames   The White-shouldered Ibis, Pseudibis davisoni, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. Having suffered dramatic declines over much of its former range during the course of the Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Purple Marsh Crab

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  Photo credit: Neil Cumberlidge   The Purple Marsh Crab, Afrithelphusa monodosa, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. This species was first collected in 1947 in Guinea, West Africa, and not seen again until Continue Reading