Photo by Frank Cone

The Bald Eagle soared back from near-extinction thanks to the DDT ban, habitat protection, and tireless public support—one of nature’s greatest modern conservation success stories.

#WorldEagleDay #BaldEagle #WildlifeConservation

Hammerhead shark photo by Masayuki Agawar

Hammerhead shark photo by Masayuki Agawar

Shark fish market photo by Rod Waddington

White shark photo by Ben Phillips

New Report Signals Global Threat to Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras
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A third of the world’s sharks, rays, and chimaeras are threatened with extinction, with their populations shrinking by half due to overfishing, according to a new IUCN report and study.

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Photo Ashes Sitoula

Rhinos, the most critically endangered animals of 2025, number fewer than 28,000 across five species. From Africa's plains to Indonesia's jungles, they battle poaching and habitat loss.

I love the simplicity of this shot!

A tiny lizard called the Sombrero ground lizard has come back from the brink of extinction after restoration efforts by @axatrust on Sombrero Island in the Caribbean. In 2018, there were fewer than 100 of these critically endangered lizards, but now there are over 1,600.

Photo by Toby Ross

Female Tylototriton Koliaensis

Male Tylototriton Koliaensis

Cao Bang crocodile newt
📷 by Nikolay A. Poyarkov

A new crocodile newt 🦎 species found in Vietnam’s remote forests! This rare amphibian faces dire habitat loss. Protecting its hidden world is key to saving unique creatures we never knew existed.
#newt #vietnam

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