Status: The siamang (Hylobates syndactylus) is listed as Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The species’s population has declined at least 50% in the past 40 years, primarily due to collection for the pet trade and… read more →
Status: The trumpeter swan is listed as Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) due to its relatively large range. However, this bird was nearly hunted to extinction in the 1930s; its feathers were used for… read more →
Status: This subspecies of the American pronghorn (Antilocapra americana peninsularis) is critically endangered; it is estimated that there are as few as 25 individuals living in the wild in Mexico and 200-300 in human care in zoos throughout North America.… read more →
Status: The Meller’s chameleon (Trioceros melleri) is listed as Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) due to its relatively large range and the lack of major threats to its habitat. However, this reptile is threatened… read more →
Status: The mountain (or eastern) bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci) is listed as Critically Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) primarily due to poaching and habitat loss as human settlement and logging expand. Fewer than 100 individuals… read more →
