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The red-throated woodlizard is a species of reptile in the genus Enyalioides, native to Ecuador.

IUCN status: Vulnerable
Adult male of Enyalioides rubrigularis (QCAZ 8456). (alt text from Wikimedia)
November 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Eucalyptus annulata, commonly known as the open-fruited mallee or prickly -fruited mallee, is a mallee that is native to Western Australia.

IUCN status: Vulnerable
Eucalyptus annulata. Flowers and Buds (alt text from Wikimedia)
November 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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“There Could Be 10,000 More African Forest Elephants Than We Thought – But They’re Still Critically Endangered” — IFLScience

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November 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Cetradonia is a lichen genus in the family Cladoniaceae.

IUCN status: Vulnerable
Gymnoderma lineare (A. Evans) Yoshim. & Sharp, 1968 (photograph of a herbarium specimen showing strap-shaped lobes) Growing on acidic rock above 6,000 feet at Clingmans Dome, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA; collected and identified by Allen C. Skorepa (No. 6027, May 1967); specimen is now in the Lichen Herbarium of the New York Botanical Garden. Gymnoderma lineare is a rare species that is on the U.S. Endangered Species List. (alt text from Wikimedia)
November 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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The eastern pygmy marmoset is a marmoset species, a very small New World monkey, found in the southwestern Amazon rainforest in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru.

IUCN status: Vulnerable
A sunny day out at Chester Zoo (alt text from Wikimedia)
November 25, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Encephalartos humilis is a species of cycad in the former Transvaal Province, South Africa.

IUCN status: Vulnerable
Encephalartos humilis (alt text from Wikimedia)
November 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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“Rhino Horn Trade, Shark Conservation Take Center Stage at Global Wildlife Talks” — Deccan Chronicle

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November 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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“Fire Threatens Iran’s Ancient Forest, a World Heritage Site” — The New York Times

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November 24, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Lotus maculatus, commonly known as fire vine or pico de paloma manchada, is a species of legume endemic to the Canary Islands.

IUCN status: Critically Endangered
Specimen in the Botanischer Garten, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (alt text from Wikimedia)
November 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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“List of Top 10 Endangered Animals of the U.S” — Jagran Josh

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November 23, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Impatiens gordonii also known as the Seychelles bizzie lizzie is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae.

IUCN status: Critically Endangered
species of plant (alt text from Wikimedia)
November 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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“Trump Plans to Weaken the Endangered Species Act” — AOL

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November 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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“This law helped save the bald eagle. Trump officials want to weaken it.” — The Washington Post

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November 20, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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“Trump administration seeks to roll back protections for imperiled species and habitat” — NPR

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November 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Eucalyptus luehmanniana, commonly known as the yellow top mallee ash, is a species of mallee that is endemic to a small area in New South Wales.

IUCN status: Vulnerable
Eucalyptus luehmanniana at Kuringai Chase National Park, Waratah Track (alt text from Wikimedia)
November 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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The Te Kakahu skink is a critically endangered species of skink native to New Zealand.

IUCN status: Vulnerable
Chalky Island skink. Photograph by Hannah Edmonds, Department of Conservation New Zealand (alt text from Wikimedia)
November 18, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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“Endangered Freshwater Species Shows Signs of Population Increases” — National Parks Traveler

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November 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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The kaluga, also known as the river beluga, is a large predatory sturgeon found in the Amur River basin from Russia to China and near Hokkaido in Japan.

IUCN status: Critically Endangered
ダウリアチョウザメ (alt text from Wikimedia)
November 17, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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“An Endangered Species: Children at Play” — Telegraph India

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November 16, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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“This Rare Cat Was Caught On A Trail Cam And Scientists Are Thrilled” — bgr

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November 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Chloroxylon swietenia, the Ceylon satinwood or East Indian satinwood, is a tropical hardwood, the sole species in the genus Chloroxylon.

IUCN status: Vulnerable
Canopy of East Indian satinwood (Chloroxylon swietenia) at Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary, Visakhapatnam (KEP/SA/18/05) (alt text from Wikimedia)
November 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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“Newly described ‘lucifer’ bee found visiting critically endangered plant in Australia” — Mongabay

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November 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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“Surfer walks 1,196 miles to raise awareness for endangered steelhead trout” — Daily Breeze

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November 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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“Beavers create habitats for bats and support endangered species” — Phys

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November 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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“Rare Sightings of Critically Endangered Vaquita Spark Cautious Optimism About the Species’ Ability to Recover” — Inside Climate News

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November 13, 2025 at 10:17 AM