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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 at the hands of residential and commercial developments, farming, ranching, […]

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The greater prairie-chicken, aka pinnated grouse or boomer, can be found in south-central Canada and the central and eastern parts of the United States. These large grouse are becoming increasingly rare to see. They are threatened by habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, renewable energy, roads […]

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The Gilbert’s potoroo is the rarest marsupial in the world and Australia’s most endangered marsupial. For a long time they were thought to be extinct. They are only found in couple of locations in Australia. They face the threats of fires and fire suppression, and invasive species that result in […]

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The Cebu flowerpecker is endemic to Cebu Island in the Philippines. These passerine birds were thought to be extinct in the early 20th century, until 1992 when a population was rediscovered in a patch of limestone forest in the Central Cebu Protected Landscape. Since that time they have been found […]

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The Lord Howe Island stick insect, aka tree lobster, can only be found on the small islet of Ball’s Pyramid. These critters are considered the rarest insect in the world. Due to hunting; trapping; invasive species; and climate change (resulting in droughts and flooding), these creatures were extirpated (extinction of […]

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The white rhinos are amazing creatures! The white rhinoceros is the second largest land mammal in the world, after the elephant. White rhinos can weigh over 2 tons and stand as tall as 6 feet, at the shoulders. There were once over 30 species of rhino, but today there are […]

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