Conservation Threats

Disease

Pathogens, parasites, and disease outbreaks threatening wildlife populations

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Père David's Deer

China's rescued wetland deer

Honey Badger

Small mustelid. Big attitude.

Harbor Porpoise

Small porpoise, big sonar.

Cockatoo

Crested geniuses of Australasia

Xerus

Burrows, sun, and savvy survival

Jerboa

Desert jumpers on spring-loaded legs

Aurochs

The original wild cattle

Freshwater Suckerfish

Bottom cleaners of North America's waters

Monarch Butterfly

Born on milkweed, built to migrate

Maned Wolf

Cerrado's long-legged fruit-eating canid

Blue Jay

Crest up. Smart. Loud. Blue.

Ermine

Black-tail hunter, winter-white

Green Anole

Flash the dewlap, own the branch!

Narwhal

The tusked deep-diver of the pack ice

Bowhead Whale

The Icebreaker with a 200-Year Life

Drum Fish

The sea's drummers and croakers

False Killer Whale

Big dolphin. Tight bonds. Team hunter.

Krill

Tiny swarms, giant ocean impact

Albatross

Born to ride the wind

Barramundi Fish

From river to reef, one fierce fish

Hornbill

Big bills, bigger forest roles

Salmon

Born in rivers, powered by the sea

Saiga

Built for dust: the steppe's proboscis

Lamprey

Jawless. Ancient. Unforgettable.