Barnacle-covered rare turtle washed ashore makes full recovery What passers-by thought was a "sandy rock" was in fact a critically endangered turtle far from home.

All life is amazing. We are fortunate to get the opportunity to experience it. May humanity learn to be at peace with one another, & every single critter on Earth. 💙 🐢 💚 🌏 🌱 ♻️ ☮️

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#CriticallyEndangered #Biodiversity #80+Years #JustLikeUs

Back in La Palma 🌿🐧
Fieldwork for #MACPuffinus #LIFE2030 is underway again, focusing on the ⚠️ #criticallyendangered 🔴 #ManxShearwater subspecies of Macaronesia.

On #WorldWildlifeDay we’re celebrating the survival of #GilbertsPotoroo, a beautiful little #LazarusSpecies rediscovered in 1994 after being thought extinct since 1909. There are only ~120-130 left. You can help by joining GPAG or donating via our website www.potoroo.org #CriticallyEndangered

#TropicalPlants
Decaploid Camellia wuzhishanensis (CR) is a new species endemic to Hainan's Wuzhishan rainforests.
Details: https://maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/tp-0025-0024
#NewCamelliaSpecies #HainanEndemic #CriticallyEndangered

A pile of pistachio nuts showing their green and purple colours. Photo by by Joanna Kosinska on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/@joannakosinska

Did you know the secret ingredient in the peanut butter & oatmeal bait used to entice the #criticallyendangered #GilbertsPotoroo into a cage trap is pistachio nut oil? Apparently its sweet smell is like the scent of the truffle-like fungi that make up over 90% of the Potoroo's diet #PistachioDay

Hello, everyone.

I am here to announce that I'll be starting a new series of posts tagged #ThreatenedSpeciesOfTheWeek!

Every Sunday, I will share a photo and facts about an #Endangered or #CriticallyEndangered species on the #IUCNRedList that I think deserves much more love and recognition.

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“The #RfBe is #Australia’s smallest #freshwaterfish…& is the only species in its genus. It is extrmly sensitive 2 any environ disturbance & was classified as #CriticallyEndangered in 1996. By 2012 it was surviving in only 3 springs & was listed as 1 of the 100 most #endangeredspecies on the planet”

Rice's whale fluke breaking the surface with Deepwater Horizon oil platform smoking on the horizon

The Deepwater Horizon #OilSpill in the #GulfOfMexico severely impacted the #CriticallyEndangered #RicesWhale, with 17–22% of the population dying, 48% of their core #habitat exposed to oil, and 22% of surviving females suffering reproductive issues.

Hawksbill sea turtles 🐢 are #CriticallyEndangered, yet efforts to understand their biology are hindered by a lack of year-round sampling. To bridge the gap, this study reports on foraging physiology over a year, using β-hydroxybutyrate as a #Biomarker.

Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...

#CapeCod #CriticallyEndangered #RightWhales

The International Fund for Animal Welfare

is starting a new initiative to identify high-risk areas for North Atlantic right whales in Massachusetts Bay and Stellwagen Bank.

IFAW says it will locate whales so that ships will be able to avoid them.

A strange flower - pink petals that open from a straight upright bundle, and droop down, interspersed with twisting long red stamens winding through the petals. On a thickish stalk with leaves that resemble pine needles Scientific Name: Serruria furcellata Specific Threats: Human modification of habitat – urban and industrial development, recreation, pollution; invasive species and disease; climate change and severe weather. Habitat: The northern Cape Flats area (the Fynbos) of the City of Cape Town occurring between Brackenfell, Bottelary and Kraaifontein in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Less than one hectare of habitat is left, and even that has been impacted by development and degraded. Only one plant is known to still be alive in the wild. It is an extremely long-lived plant being estimated to live around 100 years.

#JanuArty2026 theme for Jan 14 is #Flower

The Kraaifontein Spiderhead is #CriticallyEndangered - read more: anthropoceneofthecrime.wordpress.com/2021/05/30/k...

#Art #Artist #ArtShow #BskyArt #ArtYear #SmArtist #JanuArty #NatureArt #SouthAfricanFlora #Plants
@bsky.art

A date for you: the 10th February is #InternationalArabianLeopardDay - a day to raise awareness of the #criticallyendangered Arabian leopard. This stunning big cat is in Taiz Zoo in #Yemen - our project this year will focus on the leopards there. Details coming soon!
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DSP

A one-horned #Javan #rhinoceros is a #criticallyendangered #animal with #conservation projects to #protect it. #wildlifephotography #WildlifeConservation #wildlife #photography. Buy a #art #print or #wallart #image at www.darrensmith.org.uk with proceeds to a #rhino #charity

Study says African penguins starved en masse off South Africa Endangered penguins living off South Africa's coast have likely starved en masse due to food shortages, a study said, with some populations dropping by 95% in just eight years.

Study says African penguins starved en masse off South Africa

#SouthAfrica #Wildlife #AfricanPenguins #IUCN #CriticallyEndangered #Overfishing #Tourism #Climate #Environment #Marinelife #Animals #Birds #Conservation #AnimalWelfare #AnimalRights

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Three birds - Gyps tenuirostris (Slender-billed), G bengalensis (White-rumped) & G fulvus (Eurasian Griffon) - at Koshi Tappu, Nepal, April 1999. © Andy & Gill Swash (WorldWildlifeImages.com)

Graphical Abstract for The continued threat of toxic NSAIDs to Critically Endangered Gyps vultures in South Asia © Mallord et al, Bird Conservation International

☠️The continued threat of toxic NSAIDs to South Asia's Critically Endangered Gyps vultures.

🤝Among the researchers are our Partners @rspb.bsky.social, BNHS in India and BCN in Nepal: doi.org/10.1017/S095...

#BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research
#vultures #CriticallyEndangered #Asia

Species highlight: Lets shine a light on the Green Sawfish (Pristis zijsron).
This post was made in collaboration with @sharksandscience.bsky.social

#Greensawfish #Rays #CriticallyEndangered #SharksAndRaysAustralia

Ground News - Sumatran Floods May Have Killed 11% of Rare Tapanuli Orangutans Cyclone Senyar struck northern Sumatra on November 25, triggering floods and landslides that scientists estimate killed between 6 and 11% of the critically endangered Tapanuli orangutans, with fewer t...

Up to 35 Tapanuli orangutans—4% of the species' total population of fewer than 800—may have been killed, with one carcass already discovered in mud and debris. #GreatApes #Orangutans #CriticallyEndangered

Illustration of two blue-eyed ground doves cuddling. Drawing for #brrrdcember2025 , day # 9

Prompt list for Brrrdcember2025

#Brrrdcember2025 - 09 - Blue-Eyed Ground Dove

This bird is critically endangered with only (estimated) 11-16 left in the wild. They need help. :(

#blueeyedgrounddove #dove #brrrdcember2025 #brrrdcember #birdart #birds #birdsofbrazil #brazil #conservation #criticallyendangered #endangered

DSP

A one-horned #Javan #rhinoceros is a #criticallyendangered #animal with #conservation projects to #protect it. #wildlifephotography #WildlifeConservation #wildlife #photography. Buy a #art #print or #wallart #image at www.darrensmith.org.uk with proceeds to a #rhino #charity

Critically Endangered Hooded Grebe swimming on blue water surrounded by waterplants, on the high altitude plateau of Buenos Aires, Patagonia National Park entrance La Ascension, in the province of Santa Cruz in Argentina. © Rob Jansen/Shutterstock

ICYMI: Conservation implications of genetic structure in the Critically Endangered Hooded Grebe 🧬

🔧 Helpful in understanding population connectivity and management: doi.org/10.1017/S095...

#BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research
#HoodedGrebe #CriticallyEndangered #Argentina #endemic

Species in crisis: Critically endangered penguins are directly competing with fishing boats A new study led by the University of St Andrews has found that critically endangered African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) are significantly more likely to forage in the same areas as commercial fish...

#CriticallyEndangered Penguins (Spheniscus demersus) 🐧 vs. Fisheries in South Africa 🇿🇦

- Penguins lose 🌍

#Birds #Ornithology #MarineEcology

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A Vancouver Island marmot. The species has reached a new high of 427 animals in the wild. OLI GARDNER, MARMOT RECOVERY FOUNDATION

Vancouver Island marmots rebound to 427 in wild from low of 22

#VancouverIsland #BC #Canada 🇨🇦 #Marmots #CriticallyEndangered #Wildlife #BCpoli #Cdnpoli #Nature #Environment #Conservation #Animals

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We are so excited to finally announce the launch of "SARA Sightings" our new sighting submission app!
Developed by software engineering students from RMIT School of Computer Sciences!
Download now!
#Sawfish #Australia #Newapp #CriticallyEndangered #Rays #CitizenScience #Research #sharks

𝕋𝕣𝕦𝕖 on Instagram: "Further suggested reading: missing divers, Charles Manson, the reason they call the large chamber the “Infinity Room”, the Supreme Court case and why there’s barbed wire all around... The Devils Hole pupfish is a critically endangered species found in the Devils Hole, a geothermal pool in the Amargosa Desert. With a population of only 38 individuals, this fish faces severe threats ...

This is such an amazing story and the person does a great job of capturing the uniqueness of this area.
#pupfish
#criticallyendangered
#DeathValley

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Mammalian diversity and conservation status of Brazilian primates: insights from a museum collection Abstract. Brazil harbours one of the highest levels of primate species richness and endemism globally, with its taxonomic diversity extensively documented

Can museum collections help identify a species conservation status? Through a systematic survey of primate specimens at MZUSP, 85 species were identified, with 12 classified as #Endangered & 6 #CriticallyEndangered, highlighting the importance of collections in research! 🌍👇

Births mark conservation success for rare Queensland wombat Three wild-born northern hairy-nosed wombats born in Powrunna State Forest mark a new chapter in the species' recovery from near extinction.

🎉🐾 Conservation Win for the #criticallyendangered #NorthernHairyNosedWombat!
Three #joeys have been born in Powrunna State Forest.
Every birth is a step toward recovery 💚
Read more: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Image: #QueenslandEnvironment
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#Inktober #Inktober2025 #Drawing Challenge.

31 Oct: #shark
Ballpoint

#GreatHammerhead is listed as #CriticallyEndangered on the #IUCNRedList, mainly due to capture for its fins for use in shark fin soup.

#EndangeredSpecies #FridaysForFuture #wildlife
#sketch #drawings

#WorldLemurDay #DidYouKnow #FridayVibes #LemurDay #Lemur #Lemurs #WorldLemurFestival #LemurConservation #SaveLemurs #Primates #LemurLove #LemursofInstagram #StandForLemurs #Species #Endangered #EndangeredSpecies #CriticallyEndangered #Wildlife #Conservation #Habitat #Madagascar #Biodiversity #SDG15 #LifeOnLand #AnimalPhotography #PhotographyTravel #ConservationTourism #ConservationTravel #EarthChangers

#WorldLemurDay #DidYouKnow #FridayVibes #LemurDay #Lemur #Lemurs #WorldLemurFestival #LemurConservation #SaveLemurs #Primates #LemurLove #LemursofInstagram #StandForLemurs #Species #Endangered #EndangeredSpecies #CriticallyEndangered #Wildlife #Conservation #Habitat #Madagascar #Biodiversity #SDG15 #LifeOnLand #AnimalPhotography #PhotographyTravel #ConservationTourism #ConservationTravel #EarthChangers

#WorldLemurDay #DidYouKnow #FridayVibes #LemurDay #Lemur #Lemurs #WorldLemurFestival #LemurConservation #SaveLemurs #Primates #LemurLove #LemursofInstagram #StandForLemurs #Species #Endangered #EndangeredSpecies #CriticallyEndangered #Wildlife #Conservation #Habitat #Madagascar #Biodiversity #SDG15 #LifeOnLand #AnimalPhotography #PhotographyTravel #ConservationTourism #ConservationTravel #EarthChangers

#WorldLemurDay #DidYouKnow #FridayVibes #LemurDay #Lemur #Lemurs #WorldLemurFestival #LemurConservation #SaveLemurs #Primates #LemurLove #LemursofInstagram #StandForLemurs #Species #Endangered #EndangeredSpecies #CriticallyEndangered #Wildlife #Conservation #Habitat #Madagascar #Biodiversity #SDG15 #LifeOnLand #AnimalPhotography #PhotographyTravel #ConservationTourism #ConservationTravel #EarthChangers

Happy #WorldLemurDay!

#DidYouKnow
🐒 There are 107 listed #species of #lemur!
🙉 BUT 103/98% are threatened with #extinction

🐵 33 #lemurs species are actually #CriticallyEndangered
🙈 = 31%

#Volunteer in #Conservation & #SaveLemurs here:
www.earth-changers.com/sustainable-...
#SDG15 #SDG12

More than 80 possums reported with mystery illness in WA's South West A mystery disease is leaving critically endangered western ringtail possums blind and paralysed, with carers concerned that things will only get worse in summer.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10... #westernringtailpossum
#criticallyendangered

#Inktober #Inktober2025 #Drawing Challenge

27 Oct: Sunda #Pangolin
Ballpoint

#SundaPangolin (Manis javanica) is listed as #CriticallyEndangered on #IUCNRedList mainly due to #hunting and #poaching.

#EndangeredSpecies #FridaysForFuture #wildlife #endangered
#sketch #drawings