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IUCN Species of the Day: Bengal Florican

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Photo credit: Allan Michaud   The Bengal Florican, Houbaropsis bengalensis, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. It is found in the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia including Cambodia and southern Vietnam. Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Spoon-Billed Sandpiper

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  Photo credit: Zheng Jianping  The Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Eurynorhynchus pygmeus, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM.  It breeds in north-eastern Russia and winters in Bangladesh, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand and some other areas of Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Mountain Tapir

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  Photo credit: Diego Lizcano   The Mountain Tapir, Tapirus pinchaque, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.  This species survives in a few remaining undisturbed refuges high in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, and Continue Reading