Pink Salmon
Two years. One run. Big impact.
Conservation Threats
Natural System Modification
Altered fire regimes, water management, and ecosystem engineering
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Natural System Modification Animals
Box Jellyfish
Square bell, sharp vision, serious sting
Tree Cricket
Leaf-perched musicians of the night
Kokanee Salmon
Red in the fall, lake-born for life
Pompano Fish
Silver speedster of the surf
Chromodoris Willani
Bright colors, borrowed chemistry
Jack Crevalle
The bull-jack of the Atlantic
Ocean Perch
Deep, red, and built for the long haul
Quahog Clam
Quahog: the buried filter-feeder
Grunion
Moon-timed fish that spawn on sand
Smallmouth Bass
Bronzeback power in clear water
Bagworm Moth Caterpillar
A moth that grows up in a backpack
Thornback Ray
Spines on top, hunter below
Morpho Butterfly
Flash of blue, heartbeat of the rainforest
Clearnose Skate
See-through snout, seafloor scout
Admiral Butterfly
Red bands. White tips. Power flight.
Rainbow Grasshopper
Nature's neon "don't-touch" hopper
Mudskipper
Fish that mastered the mud
White Sturgeon
Ancient armored giant of the Pacific rivers
Giant Trevally
The Indo-Pacific's powerhouse jack
Atlantic Cod
The barbel-chinned backbone of the Atlantic
Dwarf Gourami
Tiny air-breather, big personality.
Gypsy Moth
Big appetite. Big forest impact.
Orange Roughy
Seamount elder of the deep