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The red-footed tortoise is a medium sized tortoise that hails from Central and South America. They can be found from savannahs to forest edges around the Amazon Basin. They face the threats of overhunting and poaching. This is considered to be the single largest threat to this species. In many […]

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The tilcayo is the first extant species of wild cat formally described since 1923. While already known to the locals, it is new to science. Their native range is Bolivia’s Yungas cloud forests is disappearing rapidly due to agricultural expansion, logging, and mining operations. The clearing of trees breaks up […]

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The western screech owl is a small species of owl that hails from Canada, United States, Mexico, and Central America. They are related to the eastern screech owl. These owls face the threats of habitat loss and destruction seeing as these owls rely on natural cavities and old woodpecker holes […]

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The brown rainbow boa calls the Central American and South American jungles and rainforests their home. They are a nonvenomous constrictor that faces the ongoing threat of widespread deforestation and agricultural expansion that clears out the humid forests and coastal clearings these snakes rely on to live. These snakes are […]

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The Asian citrus psyllid is a sap-sucking, hemipteran bug and 1 of 2 confirmed vectors of citrus greening disease. They hail originally from Asia. However, they have been introduced to North America, South America, Central America, the Caribbean, Oceania, and Africa. These pests are both an insect and a “true […]

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The Mexican honey wasp is beneficial in that it’s used by humans to control aphids, Asian citrus psyllids, and weevils, as well as to pollinate avocados. Due to their production of sweet, floral honey, their nests are historically harvested and destroyed by indigenous and rural communities in Mexico and Central/South […]

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The Costa Rican variable harlequin toad, aka clown frog, is a rapidly declining species of true toad hailing from Quepos, Costa Rica. They once numbered in the 100s along individual streams. Now their existence hangs on by a thread. These toads face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at […]

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The Florida stone crab can by found in the western North Atlantic, from Connecticut to Colombia, including Texas, the Gulf of Mexico, Belize, Mexico, Jamaica, Cuba, the Bahamas, and the East Coast of the United States. These crustaceans face the threats of overfishing, predation (from the common octopus), and even […]

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The varied carpet beetle is a globally distributed pest beetle that can be found on every continent, sans Antarctica. They can be found anywhere from bird’s nests to inside homes. These beetles are considered an invasive species, even though they occur naturally in some locales. Therefore, the IUCN does not […]

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The white-footed mouse, aka woodmouse (although that is an erroneous common name), is closely related to deer mice. Being so abundant and widespread has its challenges. For instance, they are threatened by habitat loss and destruction, due to residential and commercial developments, as well as roads and railroads that can […]

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