Conservation Threats

Pollution

Contamination from chemicals, plastics, noise, and light affecting wildlife health and behavior

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Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

Tiny bird, huge journey

Thrush

Forest flutes of the world

Blue Shark

Built for the blue-water marathon

Sand Tiger Shark

Protruding teeth, gentle glide.

Virgin Islands Dwarf Gecko

Tiny guardian of Virgin Islands leaf litter

Mallard

The adaptable original duck

Sleeper Shark

Slow swimmers, deep-sea survivors

Red-winged blackbird

Flash the red-rule the marsh

Blue Grosbeak

Big bill. Blue blaze. Brushland singer.

Northern Cardinal

Red crest, bold song, backyard royalty

Crab Spider

Side-stepping ambush artists

Imperial Moth

Big wings. Brief life. Night royalty.

Bonnethead Shark

Little hammerhead, big bay hunter

Spinner Shark

Spin, surge, strike-coastal hunter

Garden Eel

Burrows, colonies, and current-fed eels

Sixgill shark

Six gills. Deep shadows. Slow lives.

Harp Seal

Born on ice, built for the North

Huntsman Spider

Sideways legs. Lightning-fast hunters.

Rodents

Born to gnaw, built to adapt

Tiger Moth

Bright wings, bold defenses

Walking Catfish

Breathes air. Walks away.

Haddock

Thumbprint of the North Atlantic

Yeti Crab

Hairy claws, bacterial farms, deep sea

Rock Crab

California's hard-clawed rock crab