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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Vulnerable
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"Addison" an 8 year old cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) and one of her six cubs born on November 21, 2015. This is the largest litter ever delivered at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park's Cheetah Breeding Center. Four cubs are female and two are male.
The San Diego Zoo Safari Park is one of nine facilities in the Cheetah Breeding Center coalition. There are only 10,000 cheetahs left (with 10% in captive programs). Conservation Status: Vulnerable
June 26, 2024, KM 18, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.
The Multicolored Tanager (Chlorochrysa nitidissima), one of Colombia's prettiest tanagers, is ENDEMIC to the mountains of Colombia. As of 2010, the IUCN categorized this bird as vulnerable (VU). It was a commonly encountered bird in its small range, but habitat loss is causing severe population decline. The Multicolored Tanager is found mainly from 1300 to 2200 meters above sea level in the interior of wet forests.
Near Kruger National Park
South Africa
Happy Caturday!
The lion (Panthera leo) is a species in the cat family (Felidae). The lion is sexually dimorphic; males are larger than females with a typical weight range of 150 to 250 kg (331 to 551 lb) for the former and 120 to 182 kg (265 to 401 lb) for the latter. 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 the Americas from the Yukon to Peru 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. Habitat loss and conflicts with humans are the greatest causes for concern. - Source Wikipedia
Great Blue Heron. No PS work to create the black background! Occasionally a heron will choke to death trying to eat a fish that is too large to swallow. Great Blue Herons congregate at fish hatcheries, creating potential problems for the fish farmers. A study found that herons ate mostly diseased fish that would have died shortly anyway. Sick fish spent more time near the surface of the water where they were more vulnerable to the herons. IMG_6025
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'.
We came across this big guy a few minutes after the sun was up. He's probably looking for shade in the tall grass to sleep for the day. Seen in Loisaba Conservancy, Kenya. The Lion is ICUN listed as "Vulnerable".
Kaziranga National Park
Assam
Northeast India
The Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), also called the greater one-horned rhinoceros and great Indian rhinoceros, is a rhinoceros native to the Indian subcontinent. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, as populations are fragmented and restricted to less than 20,000 km (7,700 sq mi). Moreover, the extent and quality of the rhino's most important habitat, alluvial grassland and riverine forest, is considered to be in decline due to human and livestock encroachment.
The Indian rhinoceros once ranged throughout the entire stretch of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, but excessive hunting and agricultural development reduced their range drastically to 11 sites in northern India and southern Nepal. In the early 1990s, between 1,870 to 1,895 rhinos were estimated to have been alive. In 2015, a total of 3,555 Indian rhinoceros are estimated to live in the wild. – Wikipedia
This aerial view looks north along the Suffolk coast from Thorpeness towards Sizewell. The white dome of Sizewell B nuclear power station is visible in the distance, with construction activity on Sizewell C and offshore working platforms beyond. In the foreground, the village stands beside a narrow shingle beach and low, vulnerable cliffs, with the brightly coloured terrace known as The Headlands forming a distinctive landmark close to the shore.
The photograph records a coastline undergoing unusually rapid change. The cliffs at northern Thorpeness are formed from soft, easily eroded deposits rather than resistant rock. Ordinarily, the shingle beach absorbs much of the force of incoming waves, but the beach has progressively narrowed, lowered and steepened. Higher sea levels and storm tides can therefore carry waves farther up the shore, allowing them to reach the foot of the cliffs and remove supporting material. Once the cliff base has been cut back, sections above can collapse suddenly. Erosion here is consequently irregular: relatively quiet periods may be followed by severe losses during a sequence of storms.
Attempts to protect this part of Thorpeness have a long history. Gabion baskets filled with stone were placed at the foot of the cliffs in 1976. Gravel-filled geotextile bags and other softer defences were added between 2010 and 2012. Following significant storm erosion in 2021, a 35-metre emergency rock revetment was installed. Despite these measures, the beach continued to narrow and the sea increasingly reached both the older defences and the exposed cliff toe.
A house was removed in 2022 after erosion brought it within critical safety limits. Conditions then deteriorated sharply. Between October 2025 and January 2026, ten more properties were removed because the retreating cliff made them unsafe. East Suffolk Council had established monitoring points and safety triggers so that buildings could be dismantled before they collapsed onto the beach. The loss of these homes was not the result of a planned redevelopment: they were demolished because the ground supporting them had been eroded away.
Residents sought permission during 2025 for a privately funded short-term rock defence. However, erosion advanced faster than the original design anticipated. A smaller winter scheme was also considered, but contractors concluded that machinery could not safely gain access and that tidal working conditions made it impracticable. The council has also said that the beach has become so narrow and steep that there is insufficient room for the larger rock scheme previously considered.
Emergency work was eventually undertaken using large rock-filled bags. Residents raised substantial private funds towards the intervention, with public funding also provided. Both phases of the rock-bag scheme were completed in March 2026. The bags are intended to slow erosion and reduce the danger of waves overtopping the shore in front of 24 homes. They are not regarded as a permanent sea wall and are expected to provide protection for only about two to five years, buying time for monitoring, further engineering work and discussions about the future of the affected properties.
The current Shoreline Management Plan describes the approach here as managed realignment with measures intended to slow erosion, rather than an undertaking to hold the existing shoreline indefinitely. In the longer term, the plan anticipates that some defences may have to be removed as the coast continues to adjust. All such policies remain dependent upon engineering feasibility, environmental approval and available funding.
Although the average long-term rate of retreat at Thorpeness has sometimes appeared modest compared with other parts of the Suffolk coast, averages can conceal violent short-term episodes. Beach levels, storms, tides and the movement of shingle all vary considerably. This photograph therefore captures more than a picturesque seaside village: it records a narrow and shifting boundary between homes, farmland and the North Sea, where decades of protection have slowed but not stopped the natural retreat of the coast.
Lewa Downs
Kenya
East Africa
Happy Caturday!!
The cheetah is a large cat of the subfamily Felinae that occurs in Southern, North and East Africa, and a few localities in Iran. The species is IUCN Red Listed as vulnerable, as it suffered a substantial decline in its historic range in the 20th century due to habitat loss, poaching, illegal pet trade, and conflict with humans. By 2016, the global cheetah population has been estimated at approximately 7,100 individuals in the wild. Several African countries have taken steps to improve cheetah conservation measures. It is the fastest land animal.
Cheetahs are active mainly during the day hunting their major activity. Adult males are sociable despite their territoriality, forming groups called coalitions. Females are not territorial; they may be solitary or live with their offspring in home ranges.
Carnivores, cheetah mainly prey upon antelopes and gazelles. They will stalk their prey to within 100–300 m (330–980 ft), charge towards it and kill it by tripping it during the chase and biting its throat to suffocate it to death. Cheetahs can reach speeds of 112 km/h (70 mph) in short bursts, but this is disputed by more recent measurements. The average speed of cheetahs is about 64 km/h (40 mph).
Cheetahs are induced ovulators, breeding throughout the year. Gestation is nearly three months long, resulting in a litter of typically three to five cubs (the number can vary from one to eight). Weaning occurs at six months; siblings tend to stay together for some time. Cheetah cubs face higher mortality than most other mammals, especially in the Serengeti region. Cheetahs inhabit a variety of habitats – dry forests, scrub forests and savannahs. -Wikipedia
Island of Madagascar
Off The East Coast of Africa
Akanin’ny Nofy/Nest Of Dreams a/k/a Palmarium Reserve
Returning to images from my trip to Madagascar in 2017. Black lemur high in a tree in the reserve.
Wikipedia -
The black lemur (Eulemur macaco) is a species of lemur from the family Lemuridae. Like all lemurs, it is endemic to Madagascar. Elevated to species status by Mittermeier et al. in 2008, Eulemur macaco, the black lemur, has brown or orange eyes, and ear tufts.
It lives in northwest Madagascar. The black lemur occurs in moist forests in the Sambirano region of Madagascar and on nearby islands.
The black lemur primarily eats fruit, which makes up an estimated 78% of its diet. The ripeness of this fruit is vital to the lemur's diet. Other foods eaten include flowers, leaves, fungi, some invertebrates and, especially during the dry season, nectar.
The black lemur lives in both primary and secondary forest. It is active both during the day and at night. It forages in both the upper and middle canopy, especially at night, and during the day it also forages in the understory. In degraded habitats, it also forages on the ground and may even eat soil. Lemur listed with the IUCN as vulnerable.
Very much the baritones of the bush, one of my favourite sounds in nature is the low grumble of an elephant as it uses its trunk to break through branches, munching on the most palatable leaves. These are the famous old bulls of the Ngorongoro crater where trees are relatively scarce at this low elevation, but the grasses are more favoured among older elephants.
Despite being a widely revered creature, elephants are hugely vulnerable to poaching, habitat fragmentation and global warming. Let's do what we can to protect this iconic keystone species.
Female lion (Panthera leo). Linyanti's lion population is plentiful and has adapted to the wetland environment and takes advantage of the abundant prey in the area. Linyanti Wildlife Reserve, Botswana. Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) "Tatqiq" enjoying a healthy between-meal snack of cantelope and other produce.
On March 30, 2001 a 10-pound little Tatqiq arrived in San Diego with her brother after loosing their mom to a hunter on the pack ice of the southern Beaufort Sea on the north coast of Alaska. She is now almost 19 years old and has grown into a ~ 600lb beauty.
She lives in Polar Bear Plunge at the San Diego Zoo with her litter mate brother, "Kalluk" and an unrelated female, "Chinook".
Conservation status: Vulnerable.
....a work on the subject of emotion using dolls, they express it so well !
Thanks all ♥♥ have a nice day ☼♪♫
Los Angeles, Costa Rica
Human activity is the main reason for the decline in the Three-wattled Bellbird population; the declines in the population can be contributed to the immense amount of deforestation in it’s non-breeding range (BirdLife International, 2000). These areas have been deforested due to the logging industry and “the conversion of natural forests to banana plantations and cattle-ranches” (BirdLife International 2018). The conservation of the bellbird is centered around two of its key food resources and without those, the species is in jeopardy of extinction (Hamilton, 2017)
“To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength.” – Crissi Jami
Great Wednesday everyone!
Pose - by yours truly ;) Trying to get back to making poses (slo..w..ly... lol)
16 year old female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) "Tatqiq" enjoys a favorite between (meat) meal snack. At the San Diego Zoo. Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Andean Bear (Tremarctos ornatus) cub with his mom. Born in the early hours of January 8, the cub is the first offspring for 5 year old mom "Alba" and ten year old father "Turbo".
Andean bears were first cared for at the San Diego Zoo in 1938, and since then, nine cubs have been born. This is the first Andean bear cub born at the San Diego Zoo since 1993. Cubs are born with their eyes closed and are completely dependent on their mother. In their native habitat, it is believed the cubs first leave the safety of their dens at around 3 months of age, and stay with their mothers until they are at least 1 year old, before venturing out on their own.
Alba has access to her secluded den and an outdoor habitat and it is a thrill that she chose to bring her cub outside so that her adoring fans could see him.
San Diego Zoo
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Rusty edges to feathers and pale eyebrow in winter contrast with blackish feather bases. Breeding males are glossy black. Shorter tail than Common Grackle. Thinner bill than Red-winged Blackbird. Found in wooded swamps. Often in flocks; frequently mixes with Red-winged Blackbirds and Common Grackle in winter. Look for flocks perched at tops of trees bordering marshes and listen for their calls to help pick them out from large flocks of blackbirds.
Shirley's Bay, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. October 2015.
when something is taken when you least expect it.
I had my laptop stolen from my house... there was a robbery last night whilst we were all out of the house. I lost a lot of work.. both photographs and written work. I have learnt to back up my work the hard way. I haven't lost a massive amount, as I back up now and again, but still it's frustrating. We had CSI round today to take finger prints, was so interesting to watch them dust around.
So annoying, there were quite a few pictures I'd wanted to upload... but now they are gone :( this is just an old shot I found, I had more hair then haha.
Well apart from that I have had nice things happen to me. Having such fun work experience at the moment, assisted a filmed photo shoot for a magazine cover, and will be assisting another cover shoot again soon. Such great experience, I'm learning so much.