critically endangered species

I thought I'd try something a little different with these EDGE species polls considering that mammals and birds have now been covered and focus on a series of polls of the stranger EDGE reptiles before calling it a day with these threads. First up are two curious and critically endangered...

Second poll on EDGE bird species: This time a bit of an avian horror show with ghost vs gore: The "gory" bleeding heart dove and the "phantasmagorical" kagu. Both of these visually striking species are insular endemics native to forest habitat of the islands of the Asia and Pacific region and...

Thought I'd try something a little different from the mammal species poll and move to the EDGE birds. For the first of these polls I thought I'd make it a contest between two of the most iconic and charismatic endangered bird species on the planet: The kakapo and the Californian condor. At...

It's no great secret that a lot of species are on the verge of extinction, and we will likely lose many of them before the year 2030. What species do zoochatters predict will be extinct by the year 2030, and what do you think needs to happen to prevent this? I'll start with a few- 1. Vaquita-...

Second poll of 2021 in a series for zoochatters to vote for one of two EDGE mammal species. This time it is primates and a case of little vs large. Both species are primates (one great ape and the a prosimian) have characteristic red fur, are frequently kept by zoos and are classed as "...

I discovered a brilliant website on the conservation of the critically endangered Gilbert's potoroo in Australia which is full of interesting information. It was created by the team working to conserve this species in-situ, the potoroo action group. I'll post the link below. Enjoy ! ;)...

Independently produced documentary on the critically endangered Philippine eagle and its conservation. Enjoy ! :) ;)

A wildlife documentary has very recently been aired here in the UK,on Nat Geo Wild,doucmenting local and international efforts to conserve and find some way of storing SR eggs and sperms,most notably following three rhinos in Sabah,Malaysia,one of them a female captured from the wild,but sadly...