A Helmeted Hornbill perched on a stand. Find the original here. Status: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED Population Estimate:  No determined population size ↓DECREASING↓ Brief Description In Indonesia, Southern Thailand, and Myanmer, a unique but endangered bird, more at risk than the elephants, resides in the lowland forests of the evergreen or semi-evergreen  (750 meters above sea level at maximum). Preferably occupying the coarse terrain like foothills, the Helmeted Hornbill, Rhinopl

here. Status: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED Brief Description The Saiga Antelope, or Saiga tatarica, is a diurnal ungulate indigenous to the deserts and grasslands of parts of Asia and southeastern Europe, most prominently in Kazakhstan. Highly nomadic, Saigas move north during the summer and develop less heavy coats of a tannish brown coloration while during the winter as they move south, their coats become much heavier and change to white as shown in the above photograph. Saiga her

A Cotton-Top Tamarin standing on a large branch. Find the original here. Status: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED Population Estimate: 6,000 ↓DECREASING↓ Brief Description Fittingly named for their luscious locks, Cotton-Top Tamarins, Saguinus oedipus, are among the most endangered primates on the planet. Tamarins spend most of their lives in the lower canopies of Columbian’s dry and humid forests alike, and are very rarely seen on the ground. They enjoy living in small groups , usually

Status: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED Brief Description The California Condor’s range once spanned the entire west coast of North America and parts of Florida and New York, but overtime was diminished to only 22 individuals in the wild by 1982. This happened for several reasons, but the most prominent reason was poison. Yes, you read that correctly. The California Condor was poisoned vicariously by settlers. Many of the pests that the Condor prey on were poisoned by settlers or shot

©Andrejko, George. Photo courtesy of the Arizona Game & Fish Department Conservation Status || ENDANGERED Brief Description The Humpback Chub, or Gila cypha, is a minnow that was once abundant throughout the entire Colorado River Basin and parts of Wyoming and Arizona. Humpback Chubs are freshwater fish that have inhabited the Grand Canyon and Colorado River for millions of years. In 1962, the Bureau of Reclamation created Glen Canyon Dam which marked the beginning of the end

An adult Okapi grazing. Photograph by Derek Keats. (2009). Brief Description Solitary and shy, the Okapi, or Okapia johnstoni, is the only living relative of giraffes and has been nicknamed the “Forest Giraffe” because of it’s distinctive giraffe-like head. (San Diego Zoo, 2018) Although from behind, the Okapi almost looks like a relative of the Zebra, this is merely an adaptation that helps the Okapi blend in with it’s dense jungle environment to protect it from predation. T