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The black kite, aka fire kite, is believed to be the world’s most abundant species of Accipitridae (hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures). They can be found throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and […]

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The hooded crow, aka hoodie, is considered a subspecies of the carrion crow. They can be found throughout Europe and into the Middle East. These birds face the threats of persecution seeing as they often steal game bird eggs and damage crops; habitat loss and destruction at the hands of […]

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The green salamander is a species of lungless salamander in the family Plethodontidae, and are the only currently-described members of the genus Aneides. They hail from the eastern half of the United States. These salamanders face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial […]

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The Mexican beaded lizard, aka beaded lizard, is but 1 of 2 species of venomous lizards. The other being the Gila monster. The beaded lizard is larger and duller in coloration than the Gila monster. These lizards face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, […]

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The lesser siren, aka two-legged eel, dwarf siren, and mud eel, hails from central and eastern United States as well as northern Mexico. These salamanders face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments; and disease, in the form of the deadly Batrachochytrium […]

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The Gray’s leaf insect hails from Sumatra and the southern part of Malay Peninsula. Their specific epithet bioculatum means “2-eyed” in Latin and refers to the 2 dots located on the abdomen in these insects. These critters face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of deforestation; […]

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The tufted jay, aka painted jay and Dickey’s jay, is a species of bird in the crow family. They hail from the Sierra Madre Occidental in the Mexican states of Durango, Nayarit, and Sinaloa. These corvids face the threats of habitat loss, due to the cultivation of narcotics and logging; […]

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The long-toed salamander gets their name due to their long outer 4th toe on the hind limbs. These critters are found at up to 9,200 feet elevations. They face the threats of invasive species in the form of trout that consume the larval stage of these salamanders; and likely habitat […]

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The California tiger salamander was previously considered to be a subspecies of the tiger salamander, however these salamanders were recently designated as a separate species again. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, as well as the timber industry; roads […]

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The imperial shag, aka imperial cormorant, is native to southern South America, islands of the Subantarctic, and the Antarctic Peninsula, mostly among rocky coastal regions, but also locally around large inland lakes. These cormorants face the threats of hunting; trapping; overfishing; tourism, that affects their breeding; and invasive species, that […]

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