Lake Sturgeon
Ancient armor, river wanderer
Conservation Threats
Infrastructure
Roads, dams, power lines, and buildings causing mortality or habitat fragmentation
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Animals
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Infrastructure Animals
American Dog Tick
Ornate hitchhiker of field and brush
Southern Black Racer
Speedy, sleek, and harmless.
Mojave Rattlesnake
Desert rattle, stealthy and lethal
Ball Python
Small python, big defensive curl
Owl
Silent wings, sharp minds of night
Anaconda
Wetland giants with a quiet grip
Ribbon Eel
Horn-nosed, ribbon-thin reef ambush eel
Ural owl
Long tail, deep woods, silent strike
Nudibranch
Nature's neon, toxin-borrowing sea slugs
Boxfish
Built like a box, swims like a drone
Wels Catfish
The whiskered giant of Eurasian rivers
Freshwater Jellyfish
A jellyfish... in your pond.
Danio
Small fish, big science, bold schools
Trout
Cold water, spotted power: trout kin.
Parrotfish
Beaks that build beaches
Keta Salmon
Calico traveler of the North Pacific
Assassin Bug
Silent hunters with a chemical edge
Insect
Six legs, endless strategies.
Freshwater Eel
Born at sea, raised in rivers, return to spawn
Grouper Fish
Big mouth. Bold strike. Reef ruler.
Common European Adder
Zigzag guardian of the heath
Horned Adder
Horned eyes, hidden strike
Peringuey's Adder
The dune viper that vanishes in sand