IUCN Species of the Day: Mountain Pygmy-Possum

  Photo credit: Linda Broome   The Mountain Pygmy-possum, Burramys parvus, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.

IUCN Species of the Day: Philippine Crocodile

  Photo credit: Merlijn van Weerd   The Philippine Crocodile, Crocodylus mindorensis, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Found only in the Philippines, this relatively small crocodile is now reduced to just two Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Narrowsnout Sawfish

  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

Australia’s Western Ground Parrot: Will it Survive the Ravages of Introduced Predators and Bushfires?

Very few people are aware of the Western Ground Parrot, an enigmatic and unusual bird that occurs only along the south coast of Western Australia.  Like many parrots in many parts of the world, this species is very close to Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Garrison’s Andean Damsel

  Photo credit: Natalia von Ellenreider   The Garrison’s Andean Damsel, Andinagrion garrisoni, is listed as ‘NEAR THREATENED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.  This damselfly species is known only from northwestern Argentina, in the southern limits of Continue Reading