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Petrel de Barba Blanca, White-chinned Petrel, Procellaria aequinoctialis.
IUCN: Vulnerable (Vu)
Quintero
Región de Valparaíso
Chile
Taken in “Birdland Park and Gardens” a wildlife park straddling the River Windrush in Bourton-on-the-Water. An incongruous find in the heart of Britain’s Cotswolds. Started by eccentric bird lover Len Hill (aka the Penguin Millionaire) Birdland is part of an international breeding program for vulnerable species.
The Pink-backed pelican is a resident breeder in the swamps and shallow lakes of Africa and southern Arabia Breeding adults have long feather plumes on the head.
It shares its habitat with the great white pelican, which is generally larger and has white instead of greyish plumage.
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A ANTA é o maior mamífero terrestre do Brasil, está listada como VULNERÁVEL.
Esse é meu único registro que tenho desse lindo animal, que dá nome a esse local
A Anta estava em fuga, perseguida por cachorros...
The tapir was on the run, chased by dogs...
She managed to escape, but her cub did not.
Sadly, small animals and birds have suffered from persecution by dogs that are abandoned in the environmental park.
These dogs are natural hunters and are becoming a serious problem in the Brasília Mineral Water National Park.
Lagoa da Anta - Tapir Lagoon
Meditation Island
Ilha da Meditação
Bioma Cerrado
Área de Proteção Ambiental
Parque Nacional de Brasília
Água Mineral
Brasília, Brasil
Masai Mara National Reserve
Kenya
East Africa
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The lion (Panthera leo) is a species in the family Felidae; it is a muscular, deep-chested cat with a short, rounded head, a reduced neck and round ears, and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. The lion is sexually dimorphic; males are larger than females with a typical weight range of 150 to 250 kg (330 to 550 lb) for males and 120 to 182 kg (265 to 400 lb) for females. Male lions have a prominent mane, which is the most recognisable feature of the species.
A lion pride consists of a few adult males, related females and cubs. Groups of female lions typically hunt together, preying mostly on large ungulates. The species is an apex and keystone predator, although they scavenge when opportunities occur.
Typically, the lion inhabits grasslands and savannas but is absent in dense forests. It is usually more diurnal than other big cats, but when persecuted it adapts to being active at night and at twilight.
In the Pleistocene, the lion ranged throughout Eurasia, Africa and North America but today it has been reduced to fragmented populations in Sub-Saharan Africa and one critically endangered population in western India.
It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1996 because populations in African countries have declined by about 43% since the early 1990s. Lion populations are untenable outside designated protected areas. Although the cause of the decline is not fully understood, habitat loss and conflicts with humans are the greatest causes for concern. - Wikipedia
Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus), also known as Steller's fish eagle, Pacific sea eagle or white-shouldered eagle. Often called the world’s most magnificent bird of prey, the Steller’s sea-eagle is dark, impressive, the largest of all sea-eagles, and the heaviest known eagle. San Diego Zoo,
Once the life blood of the north shore, shuttling pellet after steaming pellet of iron ore to the docks of Lake Superior, two of the Missabe's finest still make their keep along the banks of the big lake. The pair of Maroon warriors are seen here, shuffling cars around Proctor yard.
A very precious memory of Bella, taken almost 2 years ago on the day she came to live with me. It’s one of my first photos of her. She was still close to her travel basket, looking around cautiously & trying to be brave. Looking at this photo reminds me how young & vulnerable she seemed then.
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A large, secretive bird that is found in humid tropical rain forests of Mexico, Central and South America. It feeds primarily on fruit but will also catch and eat small vertebrates and invertebrates. They are on the IUCN Red List as "Vulnerable" meaning that their numbers are in decline.
For a giraffe, drinking water generates a conflict of interest between supplying a vital need (drinking water) and give up controlling foreign's threats. What do you prefer: live or stop controlling?
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Para una jirafa, beber agua genera un conflicto de intereses entre suplir una necesidad vital (beber agua) y renunciar a controlar las amenazas externas. ¿Qué prefieres: vivir o dejar de controlar?
Etosha National Park, Namibia
September, 2017
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Digital photographic fine art of the Giant Panda. The giant panda, also known as the panda bear (or simply the panda), is a bear species endemic to China. It is characterised by its bold black-and-white coat and rotund body. The name "giant panda" is sometimes used to distinguish it from the red panda. In 2016, it was reclassified from "endangered" to "vulnerable", affirming decade-long efforts to save the panda. In July 2021, Chinese authorities also reclassified the giant panda as vulnerable.
I read a story from animal rights activists about something that happened in my town. A cat, loved by the locals, was let inside a company building every evening so it wouldn’t have to be outside in the cold. One day, the cat didn’t show up in the evening because someone tortured it to death.
This is just an average story from the daily reality of animal protection. Hell is created by humans on Earth.
The photo shows a cat from a colony. These cats are neutered and fed.
Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) named "Kartick" born December 27, 2017 to mom "Tasha"and dad "Bhutan" at the Woodland Park Zoo. Sloth bears are native to the Indian subcontinent and feed on fruits, ants, and termites. There are less than 10,000 sloth bears remaining in the wild.
San Diego Zoo
Conservation status: Vulnerable
Masai Mara National Reserve
Kenya
East Africa
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Female lions, lionesses, are able to give birth to cubs all year round, usually from the age of about three or four years old. Pregnancy lasts for around 110 to 120 days. Eventually, when it is time to give birth, lionesses leave their family pride to find a private den in the shelter of bushes, or even a cave.
When they are first born, cubs are very small. They have their eyes closed and don’t open them until they are two to three weeks old. Even then, they can’t see properly for another week or so, so need lots of care and attention from Mum. As they are unable to defend themselves, cubs are vulnerable to attack from large birds and snakes and even male lions.
Lionesses can have as many as six, so they are kept very busy making sure they are all safe.
If there are older cubs already in the pride, the mother must wait until her young are around three months old before introducing them. Older cubs often bully the smaller cubs and steal their milk, so they need to be big enough to stand up for themselves.
Young cubs drink milk from their mother’s teats. It is good for them and helps them to grow quickly. At around two to three months, they begin to eat meat as well with their small milk teeth. At six to seven months old, cubs stop drinking milk altogether.
Cubs are full of life. It is important that they play with other youngsters and adults members of the pride, as this helps them to bond. When playing, a cub can often be seen leaping on another’s back and biting their neck. - Internet
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In the beginning, people think vulnerability will make you weak, but it does the opposite. It shows you're strong enough to care.
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Sphenisciformes
Spheniscidae
Pingüino de Humboldt
Spheniscus humboldti
VU
Vulnerable
📍Pingüinera de Puñihuil
Isla de Chiloé
Chile
I've had this capture in my head for a long time, and once a misty morning arrived I took myself to this lane and waited for someone to pass by. I waited until the guy in this image was just starting to fade into the mist before starting my captures. My aim was to capture both the solitude of a lone figure in the mist, and the vulnerability of a single person compared with the greatness of nature towering above, and framing the image. The ethereal light was just an added bonus.
Made it into the 'Best of the D-Photo Flickr group'.
The cheer pheasant (Catreus wallichii), also known as Wallich's pheasant, is a vulnerable species of the pheasant family, Phasianidae. It is the only member in the genus Catreus. The scientific name commemorates Danish botanist Nathaniel Wallich.
The cheer pheasant is distributed in the highlands and scrublands of the Himalayas region of India, Nepal, Kashmir, and Pakistan. They are found mainly in the west of Nepal, Kumaon, Garhwal, Tehri Garhwal, Simla States, Bussahir, Kullu, Chamba till about the Hazara District. Surveys in 1981 and 2003 in the Dhorpatan area of western Nepal established 70 calling sites, suggesting substantial numbers exist in this area (about 200 birds). In another survey in 2010, cheer pheasants were detected in 21 calling sites in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh. They are found mainly above 6000 feet altitude and up to 10000 feet in summer.
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High on a narrow mountain ridge, overlooking the endless, rust-colored hills of the Georgian-Azerbaijani borderlands, stands a solitary watchtower. This is the tower of the Natlismtsemeli Monastery, part of the ancient David Gareja complex, founded in the 6th century by the Syrian monk David Garejeli. In the Middle Ages, the monastery was not only a center of faith but also of learning, art, and manuscript production. But its remote location — far from cities and fortified walls — made it vulnerable. The watchtower was built as a lookout to spot approaching danger: raiding forces, Persians, Mongols, or later steppe bandits. Yet it also served to welcome pilgrims arriving via the winding sand tracks that led to the monastery. The road to Natlismtsemeli is far from easy. Narrow, dusty trails snake through the hilly semi-desert, often little more than faint paths worn into the earth. In wet seasons they turn to slippery mud; in summer they dry out into hard-packed, rutted tracks carved by years of footsteps and wheels. For pilgrims and visitors, the journey itself becomes an act of devotion: hours of driving across a barren, unmarked terrain, guided only by the landscape. These roads are passable only by rugged vehicles — or on foot, for those who truly seek the silence. And yet, that difficulty is part of the place’s power. The journey strips away urgency, quiets the mind, and brings the traveler closer to what matters. You don’t arrive here by accident — you come because you are willing to seek, to be silent, and to slow down. Today, the tower is empty. Yet it still keeps watch — not over danger, but over memory. Over the hard, simple life of hermits who chose solitude and prayer. The paths below have grown quiet, but the stones still speak — of faith, endurance, and the truth that even in the most desolate landscapes, meaning endures.
In the remote hills near Georgia’s border with Azerbaijan stands a lone watchtower, once part of the ancient Natlismtsemeli Monastery. Built in the 6th century, the monastery served both as a spiritual center and a refuge. Reaching it means navigating dusty, rugged paths — a journey as demanding as it is meaningful. Though the tower is no longer in use, it remains a silent witness to centuries of faith, solitude, and the quiet strength of those who chose to live far from the world.
Hoog op een smalle bergrug, uitkijkend over de eindeloze, roestkleurige heuvels van de Georgisch-Azerbeidzjaanse grensstreek, staat een eenzame wachttoren. Dit is de toren van het Natlismtsemeli-klooster, onderdeel van het eeuwenoude David Gareja-complex, dat in de 6e eeuw werd gesticht door de Syrische monnik David Garejeli. In de middeleeuwen was het klooster niet alleen een centrum van geloof, maar ook van studie, kunst en manuscriptproductie. Maar deze afgelegen ligging, ver van steden en beschermende muren, maakte het kwetsbaar. De wachttoren werd gebouwd als uitkijkpost om tijdig dreigingen te signaleren: invallen van plunderende troepen, Perzen, Mongolen of later, rovers uit de steppe, maar ook pelgrims verwelkomen die via kronkelende zandwegen hun weg naar het klooster vonden. De weg naar het Natlismtsemeli-klooster is geen gemakkelijke. Smalle, stoffige zandpaden slingeren zich door het heuvelachtige halfwoestijnlandschap, vaak nauwelijks meer dan sporen in de aarde. In regenachtige seizoenen veranderen ze in glibberige modderbanen; in de zomer zijn ze kurkdroog, met diepe sporen uitgesleten door jaren van voetstappen en wielen. Voor pelgrims en bezoekers is de reis ernaartoe al een oefening in toewijding: urenlang rijden over verlaten terrein zonder bewegwijzering, met enkel het landschap als gids. De wegen zijn vaak alleen met een terreinwagen bereikbaar — of te voet, voor wie de stilte écht wil ervaren. Maar juist die moeilijkheid draagt bij aan de kracht van de plek. De reis filtert haast uit het hoofd, brengt de reiziger terug tot het essentiële, en maakt de ontmoeting met het klooster des te intenser. Hierheen kom je niet toevallig — je komt omdat je bereid bent te zoeken, te zwijgen, en te vertragen. Tegenwoordig is de toren verlaten. Toch waakt ze nog steeds — niet langer over gevaar, maar over herinnering. Over het harde, eenvoudige leven van kluizenaars die kozen voor stilte en afzondering. De paden hieronder zijn stil geworden, maar de stenen spreken nog. Over geloof, volharding, en het besef dat zelfs in de leegste landschappen betekenis kan schuilen.
Después del período decría, la muda que afecta a las plumas de vuelo convierte este momento en uno de los mas vulnerables en el ciclo de vida de los limícolas.
Vuelo de vuelvepiedras ( Arenaria interpres) con un fondo de algas, costa de Cádiz.
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After the breeding period, the moult that affects the flight feathers makes this moment one of the most vulnerable in the life cycle of waders.
Turnstone ( Arenaria interpres) flight with a seaweed background, Cádiz coast.
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On a seaside cliff in the isolated Shetland archipelago, an Atlantic puffin, returning back to land for the breeding season, finds a nice comfy bed of sea pink flowers by its burrow to squat down in and wait for its mate. Sumburgh Head, Shetland, Scotland.
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