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Saffron Toucanet

southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina

IUCN Status: Near Threatened

📷: Hudson Martins

#birds
May 30, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Turquoise Cotinga

found in Costa Rica and western Panama

classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List

📷: Andrey Navarro Brenes

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July 22, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Cinnamon-Headed Green Pigeon

found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand

listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN

📷: Francis Yap

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June 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
White-Rumped Falcon

found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam

listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN

📷: Niroshan Silva Photography

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June 23, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Indonesia fires threaten critically endangered orangutan: IUCN

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Indonesia fires threaten critically endangered orangutan: IUCN
Wildfires that tore through Indonesian Borneo's vast tropical forests have increased pressure on critically endangered Bornean orangutans, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) sai...
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September 29, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Bushy-Crested Hornbill

found in Southeast Asia (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand)

IUCN Red List: Near Threatened

📷: Agatha Hutton

#birds
May 23, 2026 at 2:48 PM
2025 IUCN Report has over 47,000 Wildlife species Threatened with Extinction..

#IUCN #wildlife #species #threatened #extinction #nature #endangered #endangeredspecies
September 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Day 2, Egyptian vulture

Endangered (12,400-36,000 mature individuals, decreasing. Via IUCN)
December 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Oropherion, the Martial Eagle.

Martial eagles are officially classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
Populations of Africa's largest eagle are fast declining primarily due to direct human persecution and rapid habitat alteration.

TT: Nathalie Denolf
May 26, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Sooty Albatross and chick

Circulates the Southern Ocean, between South America, Australia, and the Antarctic ice edge

Status: Endangered (IUCN)

📷: Michelle Risi

#birds
June 9, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Did you know that you can get trained in IUCN Red List assessment for free online?

I have my undergrads do this as a semester-long assignment to understand policy-relevant science. You can do it too! 🧪🦑🌎

www.conservationtraining.org/course/index...
December 19, 2024 at 12:54 PM
Shoebills are unfortunately not doing too well in the wild. It has been estimated that there are only between 3,300 - 5,300 adult shoebills left in the world according to IUCN. This is due to wars, habitat loss, poaching and capture for the illegal pet trade.

TT: birdkeeperkirsty_
April 18, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Nicobar Pigeon

native to small, densely forested islands in Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean

Classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN

📷: Gururaj Moorching

#birds
August 23, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Happy Earth Day! Have a selection of wildlife to celebrate:

#SciArt #wildlifeart #art #drawing #coloredpencil #earthday
April 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Iberian Lynx

native to the Iberian Peninsula in Spain & Portugal

once the worlds most endangered cat w/under 100 individuals,intense conservation has raised population to around 2,020,leading to its reclassification as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List

📷: Steve Sanchez Photography

#cats #wildlife
August 16, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Formally categorised as extinct on the IUCN Red List in 2025
🔴 Slender-billed curlew
🟡 Christmas Island shrew
🟠 3 Australian mammals
🟤 a species of ebony tree and Hawaiian lobelioid
⚫ a cone snail
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Declared extinct in 2025: A look back at some of the species we lost
Some species officially bid us farewell this year. They may have long been gone, but following more recent assessments, they’re now formally categorized as extinct on the IUCN Red List, considered the...
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December 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Highlighting this key work involving the IUCN SSC Coral Specialist Group 🪸, members of the IUCN SSC Marine Conservation Committee @sscmarine.bsky.social, the IUCN SSC Marine Invertbrate Red List Authority @sigwartae.bsky.social and other amazing partners iucn.org/press-releas...
Over 40% of coral species face extinction – IUCN Red List
Baku, Azerbaijan, 13 November 2024 (IUCN) – Forty-four per cent of reef-building coral species globally are at risk of extinction, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ reveals following a global a...
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December 10, 2024 at 2:18 PM
It’s International #TigerDay! 🐅

They have been on the IUCN Red List since 1986.

IUCN lists their primary threats as poaching and habitat loss. 🌍🧪

nc.iucnredlist.org/redlist/amaz...
July 29, 2025 at 8:35 AM
44% of reef-building coral species at risk of extinction: IUCN - Conservation news https://buff.ly/4fqIJL2 🦑🌎🧪
44% of reef-building coral species at risk of extinction: IUCN
Some 44% of the world’s warm-water, reef-building coral species are facing risk of extinction, according to the latest update by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. This is a significant increase...
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November 16, 2024 at 3:52 PM
IUCN pays tribute to Jane Goodall 

IUCN joins the global community in mourning the loss of Jane Goodall, renowned ethologist and dedicated IUCN member, and celebrates her extraordinary life. 

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IUCN pays tribute to Jane Goodall
IUCN joins the global community in mourning the loss of Jane Goodall, renowned ethologist and dedicated IUCN member, and celebrates her extraordinary life.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
One quarter of freshwater animals at risk of extinction - IUCN Red List 🌎🦑🐟🌿🧪 iucn.org/press-releas...
One quarter of freshwater animals at risk of extinction - IUCN Red List
Gland, Switzerland, 8 January 2025 (IUCN) – The largest global assessment of freshwater animals on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ to date has revealed that 24% of the world’s freshwater fish...
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January 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Grey reef sharks gather in striking numbers across French Polynesia’s reefs, where the world's largest Marine Protected Area was created, but these crowds mask the truth. Listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, globally, they face various threats.

🎥: Simon Hilbourne
July 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
We want to invite you to discover the latest 11th issue of Shark News – the official IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group (SSG) magazine.
January 27, 2025 at 7:14 AM