day 18: Vaquita (Critically Endangered)

The elusive and shy species is the most endangered cetacean.

Their main threat are gillnets, which are used to capture totoaba. Even though fishing for totoaba is illegal.

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"You're safe here" A mermaid who gave a Vaquita a safe place to live forever.
I just finished this piece with a Vaquita (Phocoena sinus) on According to WWF there are only 30 Vaquitas living in the Gulf of California.

https://t.co/MA1R1iz6PR

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Today is Many animals in the Himalayas, like the Bengal are at risk due to poaching and

(Detail from Padmasambhava as Dorje Drolo; Eastern Tibet; 19th Century; Rubin Museum Of Art; Gift Of Shelley And Donald Rubin; C2006.66.214)

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It's Purple pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpureais) is endangered in Georgia & Illinois. It has been considered endangered in Illinois since 1980 due to habitat restrictions and low population. Learn more from Plants of Concern: https://t.co/1nMZMa6eNE

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An Amur Leopard for

Can you suggest a reliable organization where I could donate towards Amur Leopards?

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Sad that so many animals are endangered, but glad that this is recognised

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Today is & We took this as a clear sign to dedicate today to sawfish
Sawfish are 1 of the ocean's most critically endangered groups of elasmobranchs.
Learn about Sawfish habitats at: https://t.co/z0Kqy3CpVQ

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Sure, your mom is cool, but is she educate-children-about-endangered-species cool? Love ya, Mom.

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The is the 12th species to feature in our set. Also known as the hook-lipped rhinoceros, the black rhino is one of the world’s oldest groups of mammals

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People call me the Asian unicorn, and I can see why – I’ve only been spotted in
the wild four times! Some people wonder if I even exist at all! I'm a Saola, a critically endangered forest-dwelling bovine found in Vietnam and Laos 🦌

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The is the 12th species to feature in our set. Also known as the hook-lipped rhinoceros, the black rhino is one of the world’s oldest groups of mammals

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Life-size drawing of American Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus Americanus) by for her Handle with Care, Mar 3 - Apr 5💜Watercolor & Colored Pencil, 2” x 3”, SOLD🙏🏻https://t.co/2SwmnKPuWW 🌸

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