IUCN Species of the Day: Smooth Cauliflower Coral

  Photo credit: David Obura   Smooth Cauliflower Coral, Stylophora pistillata, is listed as ‘NEAR THREATENED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. Sometimes referred to as the Tramp Coral, due to the tendency of the larvae to attach Continue Reading

Tattoo of the Day

  Tattoo by Sean Zee.

IUCN Species of the Day: Hawaiian Monk Seal

  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

IUCN Species of the Day: Staghorn Coral

    Photo credit: Pat Miller   The Staghorn Coral, Acropora cervicornis, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.  With its sister species, A. palmate, it used to be one of the major reef-builders Continue Reading