Wildlife Conservation Organization
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
Photo credit: Tim Laman The Panay Monitor Lizard, Varanus mabitang, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. This recently described monitor lizard is endemic to the island of Panay in the Philippines. A Continue Reading
Photo credit: Mike Nett (mikenett55) The Guanaco, Lama guanicoe, is listed as ‘LEAST CONCERN’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Being the wild relative of the domestic Llama, this elegant animal has a widespread but rather Continue Reading
Photo credit: Tim McCormack The Yangtze Giant Softshell, Rafetus swinhoei, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. This enormous softshell turtle, of which only four surviving individuals are known, can reach 120 Continue Reading
Photo credit: Sea Mammal Research Unit The Hooded Seal, Cystophora cristata, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. This species gets its name from the striking nasal appendage found on adult males. Hooded Continue Reading