The bridled nail-tail wallaby, aka bridled nail-tailed wallaby, bridled nailtail wallaby, bridled wallaby, merrin, or flashjack, is a small wallaby found in 3 remote areas in Queensland, Australia. These wallabies face the threats of habitat loss and destruction
The bigfin reef squid, aka reef squid, glitter squid, green-eyed squid, oval squid, northern calamari, or tiger squid, have the fastest recorded growth rate of any large marine invertebrate. These and other squid species are threatened by overfishing. However,
The gray treefrog, aka common gray treefrog, eastern gray treefrog, northern gray treefrog, or tetraploid gray treefrog, is a diminutive, arboreal holarctic (biogeographic realm encompassing the northern parts of the Old and New Worlds) treefrog that hails from
The leopard slug, aka great grey slug, is among the largest of the terrestrial keeled slugs, with the ash-black slug being #1. They hail originally from Europe but have been accidentally introduced to various other countries around the world.
The long-finned pilot whale, aka pothead whale, is actually a large species of dolphin so named for their unusually long pectoral fins. They are found in the North Atlantic as well as the Southern Hemisphere. These dolphins face the threats of overfishing and over harvesting
The horned puffin is a pelagic seabird that is part of the auk family. They can be found in the north Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Russian Asia, Japan, Canada, and the United States. They nest in large colonies, often with other auk species. Although abundant,
The ringed seal is a small earless seal species found throughout the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions on every continent in the northern hemisphere. In fact, they are the most abundantly found seal in the
The northern red-legged frog is considered a true frog from the from the genus Rana. These frogs can be found in northern California, Oregon, Washington, Vancouver, and British Columbia. Even though they face the threats of habitat loss and destruction
The Gunnison sage-grouse, Gunnison grouse, lesser sage-grouse, or sagehen, hails from the United States. While being a permanent resident in its breeding grounds, they are known to move to lower elevations during the colder winter months to avoid the cold.
The African striped weasel, aka African weasel, striped weasel, white-naped weasel, or zorilla, hails from sub-Saharan Africa. These critters are the lone member of the genus Poecilogale. These weasels face the threats of hunting and trapping for traditional medicine
