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Photo credit: Lior Kisslev The Sociable Lapwing, Vanellus gregarius, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. It breeds in Russia and Kazakhstan and winters in Israel, Syria, Eritrea, Sudan and north-west India. Continue Reading
Photo credit: Michael Samways The Ceres Streamjack, Metacnemis angusta, is classified as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. It is a tiny damselfly that was first discovered in 1920, but was not seen again until Continue Reading
Photo credit: Igor Shpilenok The Russian Desman, Desmana moschata, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. This small insectivore belongs to the same family as moles, but is adapted to a more aquatic Continue Reading
Photo credit: Peter Cranswick The Madagascar Pochard, Aythya innotata, is classified as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. It is the rarest duck in the world and, with no sightings for 15 years, it Continue Reading
Photo credit: Andres Charrier Darwin’s Frog, Rhinoderma darwinii, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. First discovered by Charles Darwin, Darwin’s Frog occurs in the forests of central and southern Chile and Argentina, Continue Reading