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The northern rosella, aka Brown’s rosella or smutty rosella, is a species of parrot that hails from northern Australia, ranging from the Gulf of Carpentaria and Arnhem Land to the Kimberley. These birds face the threat of land clearing for development or agriculture which reduces available woodland habitats. Uncontrolled or […]

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The Sacramento sucker, aka western sucker, is an inferiorly mouthed (lower positioned mouth) fish that hails primarily from lakes, rivers, and streams of California, but can also be found in Oregon and Nevada. They face the threat of water diversions that drastically reduce natural streamflows, while heavy groundwater pumping lowers […]

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The bushpig is a wild and highly aggressive species of porcine that hails from South Africa. They may also be present in Madagascar as well. These critters face the threat of large-scale habitat destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, farming, and ranching. They are also hunted for […]

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The Eurasian harvest mouse, aka harvest mouse, hails from Europe and Asia. They are the smallest known mouse in Europe. These rodents face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, farming, and ranching. Pesticides and herbicides that kill their food source of […]

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The ringed caecilian has the largest known distribution of any terrestrial species of caecilian. They hail from South America. These caecilians face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, farming, ranching, and deforestation (due to logging), land pollution, that causes mortality due […]

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The Himalayan marmot dwells in the alpine grasslands throughout the Himalayas and on the Tibetan Plateau as well. They can be found in China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. These rodents face the threats of human disturbance in the form of tourism, and with it being fed by humans, which interrupts […]

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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 lesser grison is a species of mustelid that hails from South America. They are the bane of cavies throughout their range, and are persecuted for hunting poultry as well. These grisons face the threats of habitat division from roads and railroads, which also result in vehicle strike (being hit […]

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The sharp-tailed grouse, aka sharptail grouse or fire grouse, is a mid-sized prairie grouse that hails from Alaska, Canada, and the United States. Sans hunting, trapping, and habitat loss, these grouse are not only listed as Least Concern by the IUCN, but their numbers are actually increasing. These grouse number […]

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The Chinese ferret-badger, aka small-toothed ferret-badger, hails from southeast Asia. These critters prefer grasslands, open forests, and tropical rainforests. They are threatened by hunting, for their meat; and trapping, for their fur. However, they are abundant across their range and are thus listed as Least Concern by the IUCN. Their […]

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