The Jamaican iguana, aka Colley’s iguana or Jamaican rock iguana, hails only from a small southern portion of the island of Jamaica. These iguanas were once found throughout Jamaica and on the offshore islets of Great Goat Island and Little Goat Island, they are now confined to
The Mexican agouti, aka Mexican black agouti, can be found in southern Mexico as well as far western and eastern Cuba. They prefer humid tropical rainforests, lowland evergreen forests, & secondary growth forests. Due to facing the threats of habitat destruction at the hands of
The white-rumped vulture is an Old World (those from Asia and Africa) vulturine species native to southern and southeastern Asia. Numbering into the several million strong, before the 2000s, these birds now number only an estimated 6,000-. This is due primarily to
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
The Tapanuli orangutan can only be found in South Tapanuli in the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. They are 1 of 3 orangutan species. As of 2018, there were only an estimated 800 individuals remaining in the wild. This makes them
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
The great hammerhead is the largest known species of hammerhead shark. They are found in tropical and warmer temperate waters throughout the world. These hammerheads are caught globally as bycatch and targets in commercial
Hailing only from the island of Borneo, it’s the Bornean orangutan. Bornean orangutans happen to be the largest of the 3 species of orangutans. Unfortunately, they face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of
The spoon-billed sandpiper is a small wading or shorebird that hails from southeast Asia and the Bering Sea. These birds are faced with many threats and a dwindling population. They face the threats of habitat loss and
The hooded grebe hails only from the southern region of Argentina. Grebes are diving birds in the order Podicipediformes. Sadly, these water birds face many threats such as habitat loss and destruction at the hands of
