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The Asian giant softshell turtle, aka Cantor’s giant softshell turtle or the frog-faced softshell turtle, vanished from most of their range in the 20th century. These turtles face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, marine and freshwater aquaculture, mining, quarrying, dams […]

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The swamp harrier, aka Australasian marsh harrier, Australasian harrier, or kāhu, hails from Australasia, Australia, and New Zealand. These raptors face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of wetland drainage for farming and ranching, residential developments, and commercial developments; vehicle strike (being hit by vehicles) due […]

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The painted stork gets its name from the distinctive pink tertial feathers found on adults. They are found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia, and Australasia. These birds are subjected to the threats of […]

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Once thought extinct, the New Guinea singing dog, aka New Guinea Highland dog, Hallstrom’s dog, or singer was recently rediscovered in the New Guinea highlands. They face the threats of poaching, hunting, deforestation, and habitat loss at the hands of residential development and deforestation. While not currently evaluated by the […]

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The hairy-nosed otter is native to southeast Asia and Australasia. These critters are the rarest and least known otter species. Sadly, they face many threats such as habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, farming, ranching, aquaculture, and logging; habitat division at the hands of […]

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The longcomb sawfish, aka narrowsnout sawfish or green sawfish, can be found in the tropical and subtropical coastlines of Africa, Middle East, south Asia, Australasia, and Australia. Due to habitat loss at the hands of residential and commercial developments, oil and gas drilling, mining, quarrying, and dams; overfishing; and climate […]

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The black-backed dwarf kingfisher, aka three-toed kingfisher or oriental dwarf kingfisher, is a small, predatory bird that is endemic to India, Sri Lanka, southeastern Asia, and Australasia. They are threatened by habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, and deforestation at the hands of the […]

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Making its way into today’s article, it’s the cleaner wrasse, aka bluestreak cleaner wrasse (featured left in the picture and cleaning the host’s gills). These wrasses can be found in the warmer tropical waters of the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean, around southeast Asia, Australia, Australasia, Africa, and Hawaiian Islands. […]

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The small Indian civet can be found in India, through southern and southeastern Asia, and into Australasia. These critters tolerate a wide collection of habitats such as riverine areas, marshes, grasslands, savannahs, deciduous forests, semi-evergreen forests, thorn forests, bamboo forests, scrub brush regions, tea plantations, and close to villages. They […]

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The red junglefowl is the closest relative of the domestic chicken. They can be found throughout southern and southeastern Asia, Australasia, Australia, and Hawaii. These birds prefer tropical moist forests, scrub habitats, mangroves, palm oil plantations, tea plantations, and agricultural regions. Due to the lack of threats, sans habitat loss, […]

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