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The Tibetan gazelle, aka goa, is a diminutive species of antelope that dwells in the Tibetan Plateau, in central Asia. These gazelles are widespread throughout the region. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming and ranching; competition for food with domestic cattle, goats, […]

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The monjon, aka Burbidge’s rock-wallaby or Burbidge’s rock-weasel, is the smallest species of rock-wallaby. They hail from northwestern Australia. These little critters face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of fires, fire management, mining, and quarrying (for bauxite); and invasive species, in the form of feral […]

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The red-fronted gazelle is widely, yet sparingly spread across the middle of Africa from Senegal to northeastern Ethiopia. They prefer to dwell among arid grasslands, shrubby steppes, and wooded savannas. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial development, farming, ranching; illegal […]

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The South American tapir, aka Brazilian tapir, Amazonian tapir, maned tapir, lowland tapir, anta, or la sachavaca, is the largest remaining native terrestrial mammal left in the Amazon. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, farming, ranching, and logging; hunting […]

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The Arabian gazelle, aka Erlanger’s gazelle or Neumann’s gazelle, hails from the Arabian Peninsula. There are only an estimated 7,000 individuals left in the wild, to date. They face the threats of habitat loss from farming and ranching, which can also result in overgrazing from farm animals, like sheep, cattle, […]

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The short-eared rock-wallaby dwells in northern Australia, in the northernmost parts of the Northern Territory, as well as in Western Australia. These wallabies face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of fires and fire suppression efforts; and invasive species, such as feral cats and dogs that […]

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The reed vole is the largest species of vole known. They hail from central Eurasia, as well as northern China, and the Korean Peninsula. These voles face the threats of fires and fire suppression, as well as climate change, which causes severe droughts. However, these critters are abundant enough to […]

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The Amazonian manatee can be found in the rivers of Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. They are the smallest of the 3 manatee species. Sadly, these manatees face numerous threats such as habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial development, farming, ranching, logging, freshwater & marine […]

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The northern collared lemming, aka Nearctic collared lemming or Peary Land collared lemming, dwells in Arctic North America, Wrangel Island, and Greenland. They were, at 1 time, considered to be a subspecies of the Arctic lemming. These little critters are on the smaller side, as lemmings go. The IUCN lists […]

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The Arabian tahr was recently placed into a monotypic genus, Arabitragus. These critters dwell in eastern Arabia. Sadly, they face many threats such as habitat destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, mining, and quarrying; roads and railroads that divide their territory and can cause vehicle strike (being hit by […]

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