Wildlife Conservation Organization
Photo credit: Anders G.J. Rhodin The Ploughshare Tortoise, Astrochelys yniphora, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM due to a declining wild population of a few hundred animals. The elongated front Continue Reading
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
Photo credit: Jose Vincente Rueda Hyalinobatrachium ibama, a species of Glass Frog, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. It is found in Colombia in old-growth forests, in humid montane forests and near Continue Reading
Photo via Kaua’i Monk Seal Watch Program The Hawaiian Monk Seal, Monachus schauinslandi, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species™. It is the only true seal found year-round in tropical waters and, as Continue Reading
Photo credit: Justin Gerlach The Giant Bronze Gecko, Ailuronyx trachygaster, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Found only on the Seychelles islands of Silhouette and Praslin, the Giant Bronze Gecko’s sandy-bronze colouration Continue Reading