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The cockatiel, aka quarrion, weero, or weiro, is actually a parrot that is also a member of its own branch of the cockatoo family, and hails from Australia. These energetic and intelligent birds face the threats of habitat loss and destruction in the form of large-scale clearing of forests and […]

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The Perez’s snouted frog is but 1 of the only 2 species in the genus Edalorhina in the family Leptodactylidae. They can be found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, and potentially in Bolivia. These frogs prefer subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, as […]

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The eastern milk snake. aka eastern milksnake among other names, can be found throughout central and eastern United States and into eastern Canada. These snakes face the threats of habitat loss at the hands of residential and commercial developments, as well as from the agricultural industry; hunting; trapping; and invasive […]

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The eastern fox snake can be found around the northeastern portion of Canada and the United States, near the Great Lakes region. They prefer to dwell in forest edges, prairies, meadows, fields, open woodlands, pastures next to streams, marshes, and other wetland habitats. Due to stable numbers and no major […]

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