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IUCN Species of the Day: Raso Lark

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  Photo credit: Edwin Winkel   The Raso Lark, Alauda razae, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.  With a tiny population confined to a small island in the Cape Verde Islands, the diminutive Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Kitti’s Hog-Nose Bat

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  Photo credit: Merlin D. Tuttle   Kitti’s Hog-nosed Bat, Craseonycteris thonglongyai, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. Also known as the Bumblebee Bat, this tiny species from west-central Thailand and south-east Myanmar, is Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Indiana Bat

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  Photo credit: Adam Mann   The Indiana Bat, Myotis sodalis, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. It occurs in the Midwest and eastern United States, with northern populations migrating south for the winter. Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Chinese Crested Tern

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  Photo credit: Michelle and Peter Wong   The Chinese Crested Tern, Sterna bernsteini, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. This seabird was previously feared to be extinct but was rediscovered in 2000 Continue Reading