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  The Spike-thumb frog (Plectrohyla dasypus)

  Amazing Amphibians #2: Plectrohyla dasypus, sometimes known as the Spike-thumb Frog, is listed as ‘Critically Endangered’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. This frog species lives in a single fragment of montane rainforest within Parque Nacional Cusuco, Departamento de Cortés in northern Honduras.  This threatened cloud forest habitat covers approximately 200km2 and ranges in altitude from 500-2200m; within that range, P. dasypus is present only in the core zone of the park from 1,410-1,990m. Plectrohyla dasypus is a stream-associated [...]

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  DNA reveals mating patterns of critically endangered sea turtle

  New University of East Anglia research into the mating habits of a critically endangered sea turtle will help conservationists understand more about its mating patterns.

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  Amazing Species: Pygmy Slow Loris

  The Pygmy Slow Loris, Nycticebus pygmaeus, is listed as ‘Vulnerable’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. This small nocturnal primate inhabits evergreen tropical rainforests in Vietnam, eastern Cambodia, Laos and the very southern parts of China.

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  Shark rules need teeth, groups tell IUCN

  The Wildlife Conservation Society and over 35 government agency and NGO partners participating in IUCN’s World Conservation Congress this week are urging the world’s governments to take urgent steps to save the world’s sharks and rays from the relentless pressure of over-fishing for international trade.

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  Amazing Species: Beydaglari Bush-cricket

  The Beydaglari Bush-cricket, Psorodonotus ebneri, is currently not officially listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM; however, it has been preliminary assessed as ‘Critically Endangered’. The species is only known from the Beydaglari range in the Antalya province (south-western Anatolia), where it occurs on moist meadows. Meanwhile, only one population is left in an area of 5 km².

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  Amazing Species: Leaf-scaled Sea Snake

  Although not currently listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, the Leaf-scaled Sea Snake, Aipysurus foliosquama, qualifies as ‘Critically Endangered’ under IUCN criteria. This reef-associated snake, named for its unusually shaped scales, is known only from Ashmore and Hibernia Reefs, off the northwest coast of Australia.

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  Pakistan’s national mammal makes a comeback

  The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced today that the markhor – a majestic wild goat species – is making a remarkable comeback in Pakistan due to conservation efforts.

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  Amazing Species: Weedy Seadragon

  The Weedy Seadragon, Phyllopteryx taeniolatus, is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species due to its limited extent of occurrence and the continuing decline of suitable habitat. Named for the weed-like protrusions growing from their bodies, Weedy Seadragons are the only species of their genus.

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  First satellite tag study for manta rays reveals habits and hidden journeys of ocean giants

  Using the latest satellite tracking technology, conservationists from the Wildlife Conservation Society, the University of Exeter (UK), and the Government of Mexico have completed a ground-breaking study on a mysterious ocean giant: the manta ray.

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