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Endangered Species @endangered.bsky.social · 1h

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Endangered Species @endangered.bsky.social · 1h

Parodia ottonis, also known as Indian head cactus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae.

IUCN status: Vulnerable

Parodia ottonis (alt text from Wikimedia)

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Endangered Species @endangered.bsky.social · 1d

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Endangered Species @endangered.bsky.social · 1d

Iris vartanii is a plant species in the genus Iris.

IUCN status: Vulnerable

Leaves and flower buds of Iris vartanii Foster (אירוס הסרגל), Mount Carmel, Israel, November 20, 2008. (alt text from Wikimedia)

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Endangered Species @endangered.bsky.social · 1d

“Seals, birds under threat in new 'red list' of endangered species” — The Hindu

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Endangered Species @endangered.bsky.social · 2d

“Animal found along San Diego coastline may gain protection as endangered species” — Yahoo

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Endangered Species @endangered.bsky.social · 2d

“Study: Decline of 61% of Bird Species Worldwide” — وكالة صدى نيوز

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Endangered Species @endangered.bsky.social · 3d

“Wild honeybees now officially listed as endangered in the EU” — The Conversation

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Endangered Species @endangered.bsky.social · 3d

“Experts stunned by 'exceptional' revival of near-extinct bird: 'Not seen in other endangered populations'” — The Cool Down

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Endangered Species @endangered.bsky.social · 3d

“Wasco County joins opposition to FEMA floodplain regulations protecting endangered fish” — Columbia Gorge News

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Endangered Species @endangered.bsky.social · 4d

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Endangered Species @endangered.bsky.social · 4d

The pungu is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Barombi Mbo in Cameroon where it prefers shallow waters of about 1 to 3 metres in depth.

IUCN status: Critically Endangered

Pungu (Pungu maclareni) (alt text from Wikimedia)

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Endangered Species @endangered.bsky.social · 5d

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Endangered Species @endangered.bsky.social · 5d

Lithops werneri is a species of plant in the family Aizoaceae.

IUCN status: Vulnerable

Lithops werneri at Gothenburg Botanical Garden 2015.
Plant id: 2012-1462 p Z -- Haage Ka.; C188 (alt text from Wikimedia)

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Endangered Species @endangered.bsky.social · 5d

“New Belarus hunting season targets endangered lynx” — Белсат

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Endangered Species @endangered.bsky.social · 6d

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Endangered Species @endangered.bsky.social · 6d

Atelopus varius, the Costa Rican variable harlequin toad or clown frog, is a small Neotropical true toad from the family Bufonidae.

IUCN status: Critically Endangered

Panamanian golden frog (Atelopus zeteki, formerly A. varius zeteki) (alt text from Wikimedia)

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Endangered Species @endangered.bsky.social · 6d

“How some Utah hunters can get $800 gift card — and save a rare species” — KSL

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Endangered Species @endangered.bsky.social · 6d

“U.S. Endangered Species Act Archives” — Floridian Press

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Endangered Species @endangered.bsky.social · 7d

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Endangered Species @endangered.bsky.social · 7d

Kemp's ridley sea turtle, also called commonly the Atlantic ridley sea turtle, Kemp's ridley turtle, and Kemp's ridley, is a species of turtle in the family Cheloniidae.

IUCN status: Critically Endangered

Photos and maps related to Padre Island.

Padre Island National Seashore - Kemps Ridley Sea Turtle (alt text from Wikimedia)

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Endangered Species @endangered.bsky.social · 7d

“Geothermal developer sues feds for listing Nevada toad as endangered” — The Nevada Independent

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Endangered Species @endangered.bsky.social · 7d

“China’s endangered Yangtze finless porpoise swims back from the brink” — Asia News Network

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Endangered Species @endangered.bsky.social · 8d

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Endangered Species @endangered.bsky.social · 8d

Silene hicesiae is a species of plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.

IUCN status: Vulnerable

According to IUCN/SSC specialists this is one of the most endangered species of island floras in the Mediterranean area. (alt text from Wikimedia)

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