TL;DR: Overfishing is the #1 driver pushing many marine fish toward extinction, ···
One-sentence take: “Charismatic megafauna” (aka flagship species) are large, h···
Bottom line: Giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) were downlisted from Endanger···
Common name: Mary River turtleScientific name: Elusor macrurusRange: Mary River ···
Bottom line: Since ~1970 the world has lost ~200 frog species. Frogs survived th···
In one line: Since the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) took effect in 1973, mo···
Headline factsThe protagonist is the Sehuencas water frog (Telmatobius yuracare)···
Common names: Axolotl, Mexican axolotl (often miscalled “Mexican walking fish”···
Common names: Queen conch, pink conchScientific name: Lobatus gigas (formerly St···
Common name: Aye-ayeScientific name: Daubentonia madagascariensisOrder: Primates···
At a glanceLazarus species are organisms presumed extinct that are later redisco···
Scientific name: Inia geoffrensisAlso called: Amazon river dolphin, boto, pink r···
At a glanceIcons like the African forest elephant, Tapanuli orangutan, and vaqui···
Scientific name: Python reticulatusAlso called: Retic, reticulated pythonRange: ···
Scientific name: Lycaon pictus (monotypic genus Lycaon)Common names: African wil···
Genus/Family: Squatina / Squatinidae (angel sharks)Common names: Angel shark, Sa···
Scientific name: Arctictis binturongCommon names: Binturong, BearcatOrder / Fami···
Key TakeawaysCritically endangered: Fewer than 6,500 black rhinos remain due to ···
Key TakeawaysWorld’s biggest animal: Up to ~110 ft (33.5 m) and ~330,000 lb (15···
Key TakeawaysBiggest gorilla by body mass; endemic to the eastern Democratic Rep···
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