Category: Endangered animals
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Everything About the Pacman Frog: the Videogame Lookalike
Pacman frogs also known as Argentinean Horned Frogs (Ceratophrys ornata), are amphibians that, according to some, resemble the Pac-Man character. They were last assessed as Near Threatened by the IUCN Red List in 2021. When we came across this species we immediately knew we wanted to make a profile on it. That’s so we and…
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A Pygmy Hippo is Born! Hope for This Endangered Species
The Pygmy hippo (Choeropsis liberiensis) is a rare hippopotamus classified as endangered by the IUCN Red List. In February of this year, a new baby of this species was born in Greece, at the Athens’ Attica Zoological Park. This means amazing news for the future of this species, as this baby is male! With a…
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The Pig Nosed Turtle is Real! Here’s Everything About this Species
The Pig Nosed Turtle (Carettochelys insculpta) is an incredible-looking turtle that is sadly endangered. Sometimes people refer to it as the Fly River Turtle, because of its main habitat the Fly River in Papua New Guinea. This species often receives attention because of its funny look, it definitely entices curiosity. It is normal to look…
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The Mountain Chicken is Actually a Frog, and It’s Endangered.
Despite its name suggesting otherwise, the mountain chicken is not poultry but rather a unique amphibian species native to the Caribbean. The Mountain Chicken (Leptodactylus fallax), holds significant ecological and cultural importance in the region. However, its existence is under threat, highlighting the urgent need for conservation efforts to protect it. If you are interested…
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Peacock Tarantula: A Guide On The World’s Most Beautiful Spider
The Peacock Tarantula (Poecilotheria metallica) is sadly critically endangered. It could be categorized as the world’s most beautiful spider because of its amazing color which resembles a peacock. You should know about this stunning creature now when there’s still time to contribute to its conservation. Learning about new species makes it more likely that you…
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Blue Racer Snake (Coluber constrictor foxii): Canada’s Rarest
In this blog post, we answer the most common questions about the Blue Racer snake (Coluber constrictor foxii)— an endangered snake species in Ontario’s Carolinian zone. Also, we go deeper into the challenges faced by the Blue Racer against the backdrop of the global biodiversity crisis. To do this, we explore recent research conducted by…
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Critically endangered species without conservation efforts
Conservation efforts are imperative because the staggering rate of biodiversity loss has become a pressing global concern. While some endangered species are fortunate enough to receive conservation efforts, others face the path toward extinction with little to no attention. In this blog post, we shed light on some critically endangered animals that have been alarmingly…
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Animals Assessed as Critically Endangered in 2023
This is a review of the animal species that were assessed in 2023 as critically endangered by the IUCN Red List. It was written using the IUCN database for critically endangered species and filtering by the year these species were assessed. With this post, we aim to bring to the spotlight these species that are…
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Facing extinction: the urgent need for Iguana conservation.
Iguana conservation. Photo by Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. There is urgency in reaching Iguana conservation. Three specific species—the Mona Rhinoceros Iguana (Cyclura stejnegeri), Anegada Rock Iguana (Cyclura pinguis), and Jamaican Rock Iguana (Cyclura collei)—remain critically endangered. This post shows a profile of these critically endangered species, the challenges they face,…
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Red Wolf Caught on Camera! one of The World’s Most Endangered
A recent trail camera footage in North Carolina’s Alligator River Wildlife Refuge has captured a rare and endangered red wolf. This is one of the world’s most endangered carnivores [Watch video here]. The footage highlights one of the only 17 adults thought to exist in the wild today. In this blog post, we will delve…