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Mother western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla), "Kokomo" with her 31/2 month old little girl, "Leslie".
San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
Because of poaching and disease, the gorilla’s numbers have declined by more than 60% over the last 20 - 25 years. Even if all of the threats to western lowland gorillas were removed, scientists calculate that the population would require some 75 years to recover. Conservation Status: Critically Endangered
The reticulated giraffe (Giraffa reticulata or Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata), also known as the Somali giraffe, is a species or subspecies of giraffe native to the Horn of Africa. It lives in Somalia, southern Ethiopia, and northern Kenya. There are approximately 8,500 individuals living in the wild, a decline >70% in the past 20 yrs.
Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy.
Conservation status: Endangered
Young African bush elephants (Loxodonta africana) engaged in playful sparring. Madikwe Game Reserve, North-West Province, South Africa. Conservation Status: Endangered
Grévy's zebra (Equus grevyi) is the largest of all wild equines and the most threatened of the three species of zebra. Compared with other zebras, it is tall, has large ears, and its stripes are narrower. Found almost exclusively in northern Kenya.
Samburu National Reserve.
Conservation status: Endangered
Rarely, have I seen a giraffe on a hill. I add this image after learning that they are now among the growing number of endangered African species. They seem to be the target of hunters now especially from America and their guns and bullets can kill from quite a long distance. I feel contempt and disgust for these folks who find it sporting to kill wildlife.
I took many images of this giraffe that day and have added different editions of this lovely animal enjoying the sunlight. This is the latest.
I don't believe it. The first person to like this has a huge number of guns and rifles as subjects of his post. Guess who just got blocked. Good news for me was that he wasn't from America. He the first gun enthusiast that I know of to like one of my images of endangered species. Perhaps he learned something positive by reading my post, but probably not.
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WONDERFUL FACTS - How many bird species are endangered ...
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) at least 12% of the world's bird species are threatened with extinction and an additional 8% are near threatened ...
Number of bird species is between 9,800 and 10,400 depending on the taxonomic classification methods 🌼
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A pair of endangered whooping cranes (Grus americana, Gruidae) forage in a snow covered field in central Wisconsin. The birds migrated south some days after I captured this image in mid November.
Notice that one of the individuals does not have leg tags. It is one of the few wild reared birds of the Wisconsin flock.
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female found in Esteros del Ibera ( Ibera Wetlands ), Corrientes, Argentina
South America's largest deer species lives in areas with marshes or lagoons
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable and Population Trend: Decreasing
Blastocerus dichotomus
moerashert
Cerf des Marais
Sumpfhirsch
ciervo de los pantanos
cervo delle paludi
Cervo-do-pantanal
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The Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus) originates from the mountainous regions of North Africa, in Morocco and Algeria, where it lives in forests, gorges and on rocky ridges.
Since 2008 the Barbary macaque has been classified by the IUCN as an endangered species due to the major decline in wild populations, numbers having more than halved over the past 30 years.
endangered Great Thick-knees around sunset on the beautiful Ken River in Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Photo taken from a small boat.
the Great Thick-knee is a large thick-knee or stone-curlew found on stony banks along large rivers and lakes. This mostly nocturnal or crepuscular wader has a large bill and feeds on crabs, large insects etc`
IUCN Red List: Near Threatened
esacus recurvirostris
grote griel
grand oedicnème
Krabbentriel
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at dawn in Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary , a part of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in India. This sanctuary is located at the border with Nepal.
also called Terai (or Tarai) Gray Langur or Lesser Hill Langur or Terai (or Tarai) Sacred Langur.
In the past this species was considered a subspecies of the Hanuman or Gray Langur (semnopithecus entellus)
semnopithecus hector
teraihoelman of terai grijze langoer
langur de terai
Terai Hanuman Langur
IUCN RED LIST STATUS: NEAR THREATENED and decreasing
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OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA The monarch is the only butterfly known to make a two-way migration as birds do. Photo taken at the Missouri Botanical Gardens.
Everglades Snail Kites are a highly endangered bird in Florida! They are now referred to as Snail Kites and get their name for the fact that they feed almost exclusively on Apple Snails! They are a victim of poor water management, including water quality, high water levels, extremely low water levels. The water that is of extremely poor quality is because of recycling of farm water!
We were luck enough to see these Snail Kites mating on one of our trips to STA 5 in the wonderful early morning light!! As always thanks for looking and we will see you on Thursday!!
Mar & April: Photography exhibit at the J. N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge Visitor's Center, Sanibel-Captiva Road, Sanibel, Florida
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African wild dog (Lycaon pictus), part of the Toulon Pack. Seen in the Sabi Sands area of South Africa. Conservation Status: Endangered
Purple Copper Butterfly or Bathurst Copper Butterfly - Paralucia spinifera
It's that time of year again... These beauties are once again making an appearance. They are one of Australia's rarest butterflies.
If you live in the Central Tablelands, keep an eye out for them and please record sightings on iNaturalist to help scientists keep tabs on this endangered species.
They are tiny (approx 2cm from wing to wing) and their wings shimmer rainbow colours in the sun.
They are a really interesting species. They only eat a specific plant (ursaria spinosa subspecies lasiophylla), and in the caterpillar stage, ants protect them in exchange for a secretion from the caterpillars that the ants like.
Here is more information on them:
www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/animals-and-plants/nati...
Nombre común: Turpial Jamaiquino
Nombre científico: Icterus leucopteryx
Nombre en inglés: JAMAICAN ORIOLE
Nombre en alemán: Jamaikatrupial
Nombre en francés: Oriole de Jamaïque
Lugar de la foto: Old Point REGIONAL MANGROVE PARK, San Andres Islas, Colombia
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED- NEAR ENDEMIC
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Ave cantora
songbird
California Condor
We were so fortunate to run into a group of five condors recently. Condors, with a wing span of 9.5 feet are critically endangered but are gradually making a comeback due to a recovery program.
The Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus) is one of the most threatened waterfowl in the world and one of the most threatened birds in Americas. Its distribution is restricted to the center-south of Brazil, and parts of Paraguay and Argentina. The species inhabits clean rivers and streams, with rapids and still waters, bordered by forests and with fish abundance. Besides being naturally rare, it has been affected by several human activities that interfere directly or indirectly with its habitats. Until very recently, there was very little available information about Brazilian Merganser. Fortunately, in the last years, intense field studies have improved our knowledge about its habits, ecology and distribution. The information which has been arisen from these studies, although still basic, is helping the species conservation.
In 2006, the Brazilian Ministry of Environment (MMA) published the Action plan for the Brazilian Merganser Conservation, a strategic document with guidelines for conservation actions in long term.
In 2008, the Instituto Terra Brasilis started a project to mark and monitor Brazilian Merganser individuals using colour rings and radio transmitters in the Serra da Canastra region, state of Minas Gerais. We believe the coming results will lead to a major contribution to improve our knowledge about this species, in particular in its territoriality, migration and dispersal.
Picture taken at Serra da Canastra
after 3 consecutive years of expeditions in search of the Brazilian Merganser. Such a joy and sadness at the same time...
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The Tricolored Blackbird is included on the 2014 State of the Birds Watch List. Already listed as Endangered by the IUCN-World Conservation Union, the species is a now candidate for listing under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA), as well as California's state ESA.
A pair of endangered whooping cranes vocalizing to warn others to stay away. The White-tailed deer bucks just seemed to be thinking "what's the ruckus about?"
From The Friends of Wild Whoopers website: "...loud calls are used by crane pairs to help defend their territory. When defending territory unison calls means “Keep out, this piece of wetland property is ours”."
For those who haven't heard Whooping Cranes vocalizing, here's a link to some recordings on Cornell's website.
This bird is endangered and one stunningly beautiful Hawaiian Honeycreeper. Avian Malaria is affecting their numbers and efforts like nature preserves in Hakalau have helped preserve this species on the island of Hawaii. The Hawaii Akepa is the only cavity-nester in Hawaii and depends on natural cavities to nest and is dependant on old trees.
female found in Esteros del Ibera ( Ibera Wetlands ), Corrientes, Argentina
South America's largest deer species lives in areas with marshes or lagoons
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable and Population Trend: Decreasing
Blastocerus dichotomus
moerashert
Cerf des Marais
Sumpfhirsch
ciervo de los pantanos
cervo delle paludi
Cervo-do-pantanal
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Northern Pig-tailed Macaque / সিংহ বানর / কুলু বানর
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The Northern Pig-tailed Macaque is an endangered species, listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. I photographed them in a reserve forest in Bangladesh last December. I was waiting to photograph a few species of birds near a waterbody and found them as they came to drink. This unusual pose of these two macaques drinking water while hanging upside down looks interesting. It seems like they are telling us that their fate of survival is hanging on a narrow line like that fragile branch that they are hanging on. Are we getting the message they are conveying?
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N.B.: Low-key appearance is attained in post-processing.
The red Apollo or Apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo) is a severely endangered and strictly protected butterfly in Europe from the family of knight butterflies (Papilionidae). The genus name derives from Mount Parnassus in central Greece, which is considered the seat of the muses and is dedicated to the god Apollo. The Apollo butterfly was the animal of the year in Germany in 1995.
Danger and protection
The endangerment of this species is shown in some Red Lists of Threatened Species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists them as endangered (Vulnerable). The Red List of Germany sees it as threatened with extinction, the Red List of Switzerland and also Austria shows the species as endangered. The Apollo butterfly is critically endangered in many European regions.
A wonderful moment
I can sometimes combine the beauty of the mountains with the beauty of the creatures there when I hike through nature. It's been a while since this image was made, but I thought you might like it and the story behind it that I experienced at the time. It was a game of patience that tested me, but it was unforgettably beautiful when you saw the result. I discovered the unique beauty of the swiss alps at an idyllic mountain lake in the afternoon with wonderful weather conditions. The rocky escarpment on the shore of the lake was full of colorful wildflowers. There were different kinds of beautiful butterflies, but one of them was particularly beautiful that I had never seen before. The Apollo Butterfly. There were several specimens that I could observe in this quiet place, but photographing them was a completely different matter. I needed a lot of patience and time because the Apollo butterfly flew short distances from one flower to another and these were scattered throughout the rocky terrain. But suddenly he sat in front of me on this wonderful flower and drank the nectar from it. For a few brief seconds I was able to approach him and take this picture. The macro lens I used here also challenged me as I had to get very close to the butterfly. In the end I was more than happy to have found this rare alpine beauty and that I was able to capture it with my camera. You can find beauty everywhere but it takes time and we have to protect the habitat of the rare species that still live there.
The most important thing is that you don't stop asking.
Albert Einstein
Sting – Fragile
One of the rarest birds in Morocco, it is classified as Critically Endangered due to the drastic decline in its populations.
Near Souss-Massa National Park - Morocco
Male western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) named "Frank". Born September 4, 2008 at the San Diego Zoo to Azizi (mom) and Paul Donn (dad), Frank now lives at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Conservation status: Critically Endangered
Manatees are sea creatures that grow to an average length of ten feet and are one of the gentle giants of the ocean. They freely float and roll in the water and have adorable faces.
I am sharing this in honour of National Wattle Day (in Australia).
This wattle species is the endangered Acacia gordonii... I was very privileged to stumble across it in Blue Mountains National Park, NSW Australia
It is a huge attractant for pollinating insects - it had different species of fly and some native bees all over it. A veritable gourmet restaurant!
Shrimp boats like this one are have been around a long time, but their time is coming to an end. Even if they can keep these old boats afloat eventually they won’t be able to make a profit. I like to shoot things that won’t be with us in the long run. Perhaps my art can also serve as a historical record. I selected this shot randomly, as an exercise in texturing. It was just luck that I got a good picture to work with. I processed it in Photoshop and used several textures.
Elephant Seal Bulls
Drakes Bay
Point Reyes National Seashore
These elephant seals seem to be thriving in the rich waters of Drakes Bay. But their brethren, a different species, in the southern hemisphere have contracted avian flue, and it is proving deadly. I can only hope that somehow the flu will not make it here. Many species of birds could also be affected.
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Indigo Macaws - this is a critically endangered species resident of interior northeastern Brazil. These macaws are metallic blue throughout with a slight green tinge and have yellow on the bare orbital ring and in a semi-circular patch at the base of its lower mandible. These beautiful birds inhabit caatinga thorn scrub vegetation with stands of licurí palm (Syagrus coronata) and pastures near sandstone cliffs which they use for nesting and roosting. Although this species had been known to science through traded birds, a wild population wasn't discovered until 1978. Since then, several smaller populations have been discovered, with a final population estimate of 140 birds being made in 1994. The Indigo Macaw may have never been common, but wide scale clearing or licurí palm stands and hunting for meat and for the pet trade have decimated populations of this bird. Drastic measures are needed to save this bird from following the same path as the similar, and now presumed extinct, Glaucous Macaw (Anodorhynchus glaucus). doi.org/10.2173/bow.indmac1.01
For a Blue Monday to raise awareness about the need for preservation.
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The mobile phone has seen these things relegated to the realm of novelty, you are as likely to see these as a strange garden feature as you are to see them with a telephone in them. I would like to bet that most people under teenage have no idea how to use one of these and would probably believe that they are just a convenient place to use your mobile when its raining outside....
Another view from the edge of Wistman's Wood, with it's spectacular gnarly ancient oak trees and rare species of lichen.
Lygodactylus williamsi is a critically endangered species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to a small area of Tanzania. Common names include turquoise dwarf gecko, William's dwarf gecko, and, in the pet trade, electric blue gecko.
Chrysolina cerealis is one of the most colorful beetles found in Central Europe. It belongs to the family Chrysomelidae and can reach a size of 5.5 - 10 mm.
Adults can be found from April through September. Both larvae and adults feed on Wild Thyme. The flying abiliity of the species is rather poor and it is rated as "Endangered" in Germany's List of Endangered Species.
The Amami Oshima frog (Amami Ishikawa frog; Odorrana splendida) is endemic to Amami Oshima, Japan and is an endangered species. Photo was taken during a night tour in Amami Oshima.
アマミイシカワガエルです。
Or endangered symbiosis.
A plum tree in the front yard of a home—a classic Japanese combination that is gradually disappearing. In winter, passersby admire the hardy blossoms that fill the air of the neighborhood with plum liqueur. Each ume is like a good neighbor itself, known and respected in the community. New houses rarely include any space for a garden or a tree, as the banks maximize the number and size of these money-making units. People now live in plastic-sided houses, sometimes with a token fringe of soil for flowers or perhaps a tiny decorative tree, but never a plum.
家の前庭にある梅の木—徐々に消えていく日本の古典的な組み合わせ。 冬には、香りのよい花が近所の空気をプラムリキュールで満たします。 梅の木は、それ自体が良き隣人のようであり、知られ、尊敬されています。銀行がこれらの金儲けユニットの数とサイズを最大化するので、新しい家が庭や木のスペースを含むことはめったにありません。 人々は現在、プラスチック製の側面の家に住んでおり、花や小さな装飾用の木のための土の象徴的なフリンジがありますが、プラムはありません。
The critically endangered Hooded Vulture is a scruffy looking Old World vulture with a small, naked, pink head covered with velvety white flufflike feathers. Threats to these birds include poisoning, hunting, loss of habitat and collisions with electricity infrastructure.
This portrait was taken of a captive bird at the Hawk Conservancy Trust which is working with other organisations to save this species.
The salmon-crested cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis) aka Moluccan cockatoo is endemic to the Seram archipelago in eastern Indonesia. It is an endangered species and can no longer be imported into the United States because it is listed on the Wild Bird Conservation Act. Trade in captive-bred birds is legal only with appropriate certification. San Diego Zoo Safari Park