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The Atlantic Sturgeon, Acipenser sturio, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED‘ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Continue reading
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IUCN Species of the Day: Atlantic Sturgeon
Posted in Europe, IUCN Species of the Day, Oceans with tags Acipenser sturio, animal blog, animal blogs, Animal Rights, Animal Trafficking, Animals, animals blog, Anti Poaching, Atlantic Sturgeon, Biodiversity., captive breeding programme, caviar, channelization, CITES, Conservation, critically endangered, critically endangered fish, Current Events, Development, Dordogne Basin, Education, endangered fish, Endangered Species, Environment, erosion, Europe, European coastline, European fish, Extinction, fish, France, Garonne Basin, Gironde, Gironde basin, habitat degradation, habitat loss, illegal, Illegal Animal Trade, illegal fishing, illegal hunting, Illegal Wildlife Trade, killing, natal rivers, Nature, News, overfishing, overharvesting, poaching, pollution, river bank erosion, river channelization, river development, river systems, riverine habitat, sedimentation, silt, Society, spawning grounds, stop poaching, sturgeon caviar, sturgeon nursery haitat, sturgeon spawning grounds, sturgeons, vulnerable to overfishing, wildlife, wildlife blog, wildlife blogs, wildlife conservation, wildlife conservation blog, world's most threatened animal group on September 15, 2011 by Bush WarriorsIUCN Species of the Day: Social Wrasse
Posted in IUCN Species of the Day with tags animal blog, animal blogs, Animal Rights, Animals, animals blog, Belize, Belize tourism, Biodiversity., Central America, coastal development, Community, Conservation, conservation actions, coral reef habitat, coral reefs, critically endangered, critically endangered fish, Culture, Current Events, diving, Education, Endangered Species, Environment, Extinction, feeding grounds, fish, habitat destruction, habitat loss, Halichoeres socialis, killing, mainland Belize, mangrove fish, mangrove habitat, mangrove wetlands, mangroves, Nature, News, Pelican Cays, poaching, reef fish, social wrasse, Society, spawning grounds, stop poaching, tourism development, tourism industry, wildlife, wildlife blog, wildlife blogs, wildlife conservation, wildlife conservation blog, World Heritage Site, wrasse on September 6, 2011 by Bush Warriors
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The Social Wrasse, Halichoeres socialis, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED‘ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Continue reading
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