Ich denke immer dass diese Nancy eine Republikanerin aus der USA ist... konnte wohl dahin reinpassen 🤐

Genral info: www.iucnredlist.org/species/4192...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encepha...

Cycad, palm or fern? Here's the difference: perennialpastimes.com/2024/06/25/t...

Main threats:
⚠ building of a small hydropower plant on the Mpanga River Falls: soil erosion from road constr., knocking down individuals, habitat redcution
⚠ land clearing for crops + slash and burn to enhanche grazing
⚠ seed collection for commercial trade
⚠ leaf harvesting for bulding materials

Introducing the sawfish: www.iucnredlist.org/species/3939...
Swim & some info: youtu.be/5QdrgRkx5Bo?...
Pics, some movement, LOTS of info: youtu.be/PKrXQfZnXOc?...
Saw use: youtu.be/itGM1yU0NWk?...

Main threats:
⚠ intense fishing: prone to bycatch by entanglement of "saw beak" => retained for meat, fins and "beak"
⚠ habitat loss and degradation (by eg. offshore oil and gas extraction)
⚠ Western Australia: "newfound" coastal development (incl. mining, oil & gas) threatening juvenile habitats

ℹ Pinguinfo: www.iucnredlist.org/species/2269...
"Commuting" in the city: youtu.be/oZkgZrLyckk?...
Raising chicks in scorching heat: youtu.be/ol5_zk1skx0?...

Threats:
⚠ food shortages due to shifts in prey distribution, competition with fisheries & cape fur seals, environmental fluctuations
⚠ egg + guano collection (past)
⚠ oil pollution
⚠ nest predation by kelp gulls, dogs, cats
⚠ predation on adults by sharks (at sea), caracals, mongooses, leopards

Main threats:
⚠ proximity to an active volcano (past + present)
⚠ invasive species (incl. feral pigs, cats, dogs, rats, cane toads)
⚠ housing construction near the volcanic flow habitat (↔ need for undisturbed forest)
⚠ plantation, non-native vegetation
⚠ capping of streams for water extraction

A bit more info: www.iucnredlist.org/species/6638...

No video about our lizard, sadly too rare... 🙁
but check out their home, Monserrat island, with its fluorishing wildlife despite the volcanic eruptions: youtu.be/BFnetjV8W2c?...

ℹ Pangolinfo:
www.iucnredlist.org/species/1276...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunda_p...
🏃‍♀️ Movement + info in comments (better without sound): youtu.be/eQAJN--tV7A?...
😍 All pangolins, but very informative: youtu.be/nR3EDGin3ik?...

Main threats:
⚠ hunting, poaching (meat as luxury food, scales for traditional medicine; international)
⚠ snaring (untargeted ground traps)
⚠ habitat loss due to logging, mining, etc.
⚠ burning of forests, or conversion to oil/rubber/paper plantations (Thailand, Malaysia)
⚠ roadkill (in Singapore)

I'd say nuclear fusion is a way bigger pipe dream, otherwise I get what you're saying.
Some nuclear fusion "startups" in the US have been raising money for 15-20 years now, moving their targets constantly... it's kinda funny to read old claims. 😅

ℹ Bat-info: www.iucnredlist.org/species/1876...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemba_f...

😍 Re-releasing as part of conservation action: youtu.be/pji8gVvoS90?...

🏆This fishy came back from extinction - see the amazing community effort here: youtu.be/4kTTDz6poLc?...
And general info: www.iucnredlist.org/species/1693...

Main threats:
⚠ non-native (introduced) fish species (incl. guppies)
⚠ degradation of the river due to dam construction and nearby agriculture (grazing, pesticide pollution, soil erosion)
⚠ construction of spas at springs