Organization of the Day: Living With Lions

Living With Lions Until recently scientists believed there were 100-200,000 lions living in Africa, but a recent survey has found that the number has dropped dramatically to approximately 23,000 and most of these are living in protected National Parks. Howeve, Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: African Wild Ass

  Photo credit: Eyal Bartov   The African Wild Ass, Equus africanus, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. The ancestor of the domestic donkey, this species once ranged across much of northern Africa, Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Ethiopian Wolf

  Photo credit: National Geographic   The Ethiopian Wolf, Canis simensis, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. The wolves are found only in the Highlands of Ethiopia at altitudes above 3,500 m. They live Continue Reading