Wildlife Conservation Organization
Photo credit: Flavio Ferrari The Narrowsnout Sawfish, Pristis zijsron, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. This large and unusual ray has a shark-like body and a long, flattened snout, or saw, 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: Nik Cole The Round Island Skink, Leiolopisma telfairii, is classified as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. It is the largest surviving lizard of a diverse and unique community of reptiles that once Continue Reading
Photo credit: Georgette Douwma The Humphead Wrasse, Cheilinus undulatus, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. It is one of the largest reef fishes in the world, reaching almost two metres in length, Continue Reading
Photo credit: Plantaphile Café Marron– the local name for ‘Wild Coffee’ – Ramosmania rodriguesii, is a shrubby relative of the coffee plant found only on the Indian Ocean Island of Rodrigues. It is classified as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the Continue Reading