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The Aquatic Tenre, Limnogale mergulus, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Continue reading
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IUCN Species of the Day: Aquatic Tenrec
Posted in IUCN Species of the Day with tags agricultural expansion, Andringitra National Park, animal blog, animal blogs, Animal Rights, Animals, animals blog, aquatic habitat, Aquatic Tenrec, Biodiversity., Conservation, Current Events, deforestation, Education, Endangered Species, endemic species, endemic to Madagascar, Environment, erosion, Extinction, fish trap bycatch, fish traps, forest catchments, forest fragmentation, forest loss, forested catchments, forests, highlands, humid forests, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, jellyfish, killing, Limnogale mergulus, Madagascar, Nature, nocturnal mammals, poaching, prevention of erosion, protected areas, protected areas network, Ranomafana National Park, riparian zones, riverine habitat, semi-aquatic mammal, siltation, soil erosion, stop poaching, tenrec, vegetated riparian zones, vulnerable, vulnerable to extinction, web-footed tenrec, wildlife, wildlife blog, wildlife blogs, wildlife conservation, wildlife conservation blog on August 26, 2011 by Bush WarriorsIUCN Species of the Day: Tulotoma Snail
Posted in IUCN Species of the Day with tags Alabama, Alabama River, animal blog, animal blogs, Animal Rights, Animals, animals blog, Anti Poaching, Biodiversity., Conservation, Coosa River, Current Events, dam construction, dredging, droughts, Education, endangered invertebrates, endangered snails, Endangered Species, Endangered Species Act, endemic snail, endemic species, Environment, ESA, Extinction, floods, freshwater snails, habitat loss, human influences, hydropower discharge, hyrdological changes, invertebrate conservation, invertebrates, killing, Nature, poaching, Politics, pollution, rare freshwater snail, siltation, snail conservation, snails, Society, stop poaching, Tulotoma magnifica, Tulotoma Snail, US Endangered Species Act, US Endangered Species List, US ESA, USA, water pollution, wildlife, wildlife blog, wildlife blogs, wildlife conservation, wildlife conservation blog, world water week on August 23, 2011 by Bush Warriors
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The Tulotoma Snail, Tulotoma magnifica, is listed as ‘Endangered’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Continue reading
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