Thought of as the handsomest of the hare species, it’s the antelope jackrabbit, aka Allen’s hare, from Mexico and Arizona. These lagomorphs are among the last mammals discovered in North America. They face the threats of habitat loss at the hands
The Attwater’s prairie-chicken, a subspecies of the greater prairie-chicken, hails only from a few counties in Texas in the United States. These birds face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, and
The Hispaniolan solenodon, aka agouta, is endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. These rather unique animals are related to shrews and moles. They are also venomous. They face the threats of
The bearded seal, aka square flipper seal, gets its name from 2 Greek words (eri & gnathos) that refer to its heavy jaw. These seals are widely distributed throughout the northern hemisphere in the Arctic Ocean. They can be found off the coasts of Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, northern Europe, […]
The Tehuantepec jackrabbit is a medium-sized hare species native to eastern Oaxaca, Mexico. These critters face many threats to their survival including the threats of habitat loss at the hands of residential and commercial developments, farming, ranching,
The crawfish frog is a medium-sized, frog species native to the grasslands and prairies of the United States. These frogs face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial development, logging, fires, and fire suppression;
The bigfin reef squid, aka reef squid, glitter squid, green-eyed squid, oval squid, northern calamari, or tiger squid, have the fastest recorded growth rate of any large marine invertebrate. These and other squid species are threatened by overfishing. However,
The ringed seal is a small earless seal species found throughout the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions on every continent in the northern hemisphere. In fact, they are the most abundantly found seal in the
The Gunnison sage-grouse, Gunnison grouse, lesser sage-grouse, or sagehen, hails from the United States. While being a permanent resident in its breeding grounds, they are known to move to lower elevations during the colder winter months to avoid the cold.
The African striped weasel, aka African weasel, striped weasel, white-naped weasel, or zorilla, hails from sub-Saharan Africa. These critters are the lone member of the genus Poecilogale. These weasels face the threats of hunting and trapping for traditional medicine
