IUCN Species of the Day: Otter Civet
Photo credit: Mohamed & Wilting- SWD, SFD The Otter Civet, Cynogale bennettii, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.
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Photo credit: Mohamed & Wilting- SWD, SFD The Otter Civet, Cynogale bennettii, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.
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Photo credit: Terry Whittaker The Sun Bear, Helarctos malayanus, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. It occurs in forest patches of mainland Southeast Asia, Sumatra and Borneo. The world’s smallest bear, it is Continue Reading
In the late 1980s, the Mauritian Parakeet (Psittacula eques), also called the Echo Parakeet, was considered the most endangered parrot on earth. By that time, researchers, who had become really good at finding them, could only account for four or Continue Reading
Photo credit: Kevin Schafer The Honduran White Bat, Ectophylla alba, is listed as ‘NEAR THREATENED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. True to its name, this tiny bat has a distinctive white coat, and is restricted Continue Reading