Paddlefish
Paddles for noses, rivers for life
Conservation Threats
Genetic Threats
Inbreeding, genetic bottlenecks, and loss of genetic diversity in small populations
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Genetic Threats Animals
Swai Fish
Swai: the river catfish behind the fillet
Sturgeon
Armored giants of ancient rivers
Marmot
Whistle, Waddle, Hibernate!
Carp
Carps & minnows: freshwater game-changers
Chinese Paddlefish
Yangtze's vanished paddle-nosed giant
Whooping Crane
White wings, wild wetlands, loud whoops
Muskox
Underwool-cloaked guardians of the tundra
Kangaroo Rat
Two-footed seed bankers of the desert
Fruit Bat
Plant the forest-one flight at a time
Black-Footed Ferret
Mask of the prairie-dog towns
Brown Hyena
Shaggy scavenger of the Kalahari
Fallow deer
Palmate antlers, spotted summer style
Blue Iguana
Grand Cayman's comeback lizard
Ibex
Born to climb the impossible
Wood Bison
Boreal muscle, northern resilience.
Florida Panther
Florida's last eastern wild cougar
Giant Salamander
Ancient river giant, fighting to survive
Bighorn Sheep
Built for cliffs. Crowned with horns.
Ivory-billed woodpecker
The legendary "ghost bird" of swamps
Mallard
The adaptable original duck
Babirusa
The pig with deer-like tusks
Mekong Giant Catfish
Giant of the Mekong, fighting to return
Key Deer
Small deer, big Keys legacy