IUCN Species of the Day: Basking Shark

  Photo credit: C. Hood   The Basking Shark, Cetorhinus maximus, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. It gets its name from its habit of ‘basking’ while surface foraging to filter out its planktonic Continue Reading

Tattoo of the Day

  Tattoo by Pepa Heller.

IUCN Species of the Day: Russian Desman

  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

IUCN Species of the Day: Goliath Grouper

Photo credit: Douglas David Seifert   The Goliath Grouper, Epinephelus itajara, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. As its name suggests, this large, stocky grouper is the second largest member of the grouper Continue Reading

Video of the Day: Scientists Say Our Oceans Could Collapse in the Next 40 Years!

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