Endangered Species Art Challenge
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Monthly art challenge bringing awareness to endangered animals hosted on Instagram. Follow us on IG @sunshine_inspired_faunaand use #sifauna2025, or join us here. Tag us when you share your art.
By focusing on iconic species and their ecosystems, WCS ensures that entire biodiversity networks thrive. These wild places are crucial strongholds against climate change and essential for a sustainable future.
March 20, 2025 at 3:49 AM
By focusing on iconic species and their ecosystems, WCS ensures that entire biodiversity networks thrive. These wild places are crucial strongholds against climate change and essential for a sustainable future.
For over a century, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) @wcs.org has been using science to protect wildlife and the last wild places on Earth.
March 20, 2025 at 3:48 AM
For over a century, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) @wcs.org has been using science to protect wildlife and the last wild places on Earth.
✨ Did you know unlike many shorebirds with harsh calls, spoon-billed sandpipers produce soft, melodic whistles, which they use for communication during breeding season..🐾✨
March 20, 2025 at 3:44 AM
✨ Did you know unlike many shorebirds with harsh calls, spoon-billed sandpipers produce soft, melodic whistles, which they use for communication during breeding season..🐾✨
✨ Did you know scientists believe that their spoon-shaped bill helps them create mini whirlpools in water, trapping prey like small crustaceans and insects more effectively.🐾✨
March 20, 2025 at 3:42 AM
✨ Did you know scientists believe that their spoon-shaped bill helps them create mini whirlpools in water, trapping prey like small crustaceans and insects more effectively.🐾✨
Visit www.birds.cornell.edu/home/spoon-b... to have a sneak peek into the life of these rare birds.
March 3, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Visit www.birds.cornell.edu/home/spoon-b... to have a sneak peek into the life of these rare birds.
The Spoon-billed Sandpiper is one of the rarest birds on Earth, with fewer than 500 left in the wild. Known for its unique spoon-shaped bill and incredible migratory journey, this tiny shorebird is rapidly disappearing due to habitat loss and human threats.
March 3, 2025 at 5:19 AM
The Spoon-billed Sandpiper is one of the rarest birds on Earth, with fewer than 500 left in the wild. Known for its unique spoon-shaped bill and incredible migratory journey, this tiny shorebird is rapidly disappearing due to habitat loss and human threats.
This month, we’re also highlighting the incredible work of Wildlife Conservation Society - @wcs.org WCS saves wildlife and wild places worldwide through science, conservation action, education, and inspiring people to value nature.
March 2, 2025 at 3:06 AM
This month, we’re also highlighting the incredible work of Wildlife Conservation Society - @wcs.org WCS saves wildlife and wild places worldwide through science, conservation action, education, and inspiring people to value nature.
Migration season has already begun for many species! This month, we’re highlighting just a few of these incredible travelers, but every migratory animal, whether crossing land, water, or air, faces challenges along the way.
March 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Migration season has already begun for many species! This month, we’re highlighting just a few of these incredible travelers, but every migratory animal, whether crossing land, water, or air, faces challenges along the way.
Joeys first peek out of the pouch at around 22 weeks, begin leaving the pouch and feeding independently at 28 weeks, and permanently leave the pouch at approximately 41 weeks.
March 1, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Joeys first peek out of the pouch at around 22 weeks, begin leaving the pouch and feeding independently at 28 weeks, and permanently leave the pouch at approximately 41 weeks.
🐾✨ Did you know: instead of sweating, Matschie’s tree-kangaroo licks its forearms, allowing the evaporating saliva to help cool its body.!🐾✨ For more facts check out slides.
March 1, 2025 at 2:31 AM
🐾✨ Did you know: instead of sweating, Matschie’s tree-kangaroo licks its forearms, allowing the evaporating saliva to help cool its body.!🐾✨ For more facts check out slides.
Despite these threats, conservation efforts are making a difference. In 2009, the YUS Conservation Area was established to protect the rainforest in the northern Huon Peninsula. Named after the Yopno, Uruwa, and Som rivers, providing a crucial sanctuary for tree-kangaroos and other wildlife.
February 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Despite these threats, conservation efforts are making a difference. In 2009, the YUS Conservation Area was established to protect the rainforest in the northern Huon Peninsula. Named after the Yopno, Uruwa, and Som rivers, providing a crucial sanctuary for tree-kangaroos and other wildlife.
They face multiple threats that put their survival at risk. Deforestation due to logging, agriculture, and oil drilling is rapidly destroying their rainforest home. Hunting is another serious issue—local communities hunt them for meat and fur, further reducing their already small population.
February 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
They face multiple threats that put their survival at risk. Deforestation due to logging, agriculture, and oil drilling is rapidly destroying their rainforest home. Hunting is another serious issue—local communities hunt them for meat and fur, further reducing their already small population.
Ever heard of a kangaroo that lives in trees? This adorable and rare marsupial is found only in the Huon Peninsula of Papua New Guinea and is sadly endangered due to habitat destruction and hunting.
February 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Ever heard of a kangaroo that lives in trees? This adorable and rare marsupial is found only in the Huon Peninsula of Papua New Guinea and is sadly endangered due to habitat destruction and hunting.
February is Adopt a Rescue Rabbit Month! 🐰💛 This month’s bonus prompt shines a light on the importance of adopting rescue bunnies. So many bunnies need loving homes. Swipe through to learn how you can make a difference! 🐰💕
February 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
February is Adopt a Rescue Rabbit Month! 🐰💛 This month’s bonus prompt shines a light on the importance of adopting rescue bunnies. So many bunnies need loving homes. Swipe through to learn how you can make a difference! 🐰💕
February is Adopt a Rescue Rabbit Month! 🐰💛 This month’s bonus prompt shines a light on the importance of adopting rescue bunnies. So many bunnies need loving homes, and I highly recommend supporting @adopt_a_bunny_rabbit in Calabasas, CA!. 🐰💕
February 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
February is Adopt a Rescue Rabbit Month! 🐰💛 This month’s bonus prompt shines a light on the importance of adopting rescue bunnies. So many bunnies need loving homes, and I highly recommend supporting @adopt_a_bunny_rabbit in Calabasas, CA!. 🐰💕
🐾✨ Did you know: The Red Slender Loris is a small, nocturnal primate native to Sri Lanka’s rainforests. 🌙 Known for being one of the most evolutionarily distinct and globally endangered mammals, this species is critically at risk, with fewer than 2,500 mature individuals remaining. 🐾✨
February 15, 2025 at 4:27 AM
🐾✨ Did you know: The Red Slender Loris is a small, nocturnal primate native to Sri Lanka’s rainforests. 🌙 Known for being one of the most evolutionarily distinct and globally endangered mammals, this species is critically at risk, with fewer than 2,500 mature individuals remaining. 🐾✨
🐾✨ Did you know: When threatened, a slender loris remains completely still to avoid detection. If the danger continues, it will stare at its attacker, growl, and release a strong odor from scent glands beneath its arms. 🐾✨
February 15, 2025 at 4:26 AM
🐾✨ Did you know: When threatened, a slender loris remains completely still to avoid detection. If the danger continues, it will stare at its attacker, growl, and release a strong odor from scent glands beneath its arms. 🐾✨
Known for being one of the most evolutionarily distinct and globally endangered mammals, this species is critically at risk, with fewer than 2,500 mature individuals remaining. 🚨✨
February 11, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Known for being one of the most evolutionarily distinct and globally endangered mammals, this species is critically at risk, with fewer than 2,500 mature individuals remaining. 🚨✨
With big, forward-facing eyes, they have precise depth perception to navigate through the dark, and their slender limbs provide the perfect pincer-like grip for climbing and foraging.
February 11, 2025 at 4:04 AM
With big, forward-facing eyes, they have precise depth perception to navigate through the dark, and their slender limbs provide the perfect pincer-like grip for climbing and foraging.
The Red Slender Loris is a small, nocturnal primate native to Sri Lanka’s rainforests. 🌙
February 11, 2025 at 4:03 AM
The Red Slender Loris is a small, nocturnal primate native to Sri Lanka’s rainforests. 🌙
🌿 This month, we’re fundraising for Rainforest Trust @rainforesttrust.bsky.social helping protect endangered wildlife and preserve vital ecosystems! 🌎💚
Visit us on Instagram to donate to our fundraiser. www.instagram.com/sunshine_ins...
Visit us on Instagram to donate to our fundraiser. www.instagram.com/sunshine_ins...
February 8, 2025 at 1:52 AM
🌿 This month, we’re fundraising for Rainforest Trust @rainforesttrust.bsky.social helping protect endangered wildlife and preserve vital ecosystems! 🌎💚
Visit us on Instagram to donate to our fundraiser. www.instagram.com/sunshine_ins...
Visit us on Instagram to donate to our fundraiser. www.instagram.com/sunshine_ins...
🐾✨Did you know: To make up for their lack of vocalisations, okapis have incredibly sharp hearing. Their large, rotating ears can pick up the slightest sounds in the forest, helping them stay alert to potential dangers. 🐾✨
February 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
🐾✨Did you know: To make up for their lack of vocalisations, okapis have incredibly sharp hearing. Their large, rotating ears can pick up the slightest sounds in the forest, helping them stay alert to potential dangers. 🐾✨
🐾✨ Did you know Okapi Okapis are so secretive that scientists once thought they were extinct! Their existence wasn’t officially confirmed until 1901. 🐾✨
February 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
🐾✨ Did you know Okapi Okapis are so secretive that scientists once thought they were extinct! Their existence wasn’t officially confirmed until 1901. 🐾✨
It is estimated that only 10,000 to 25,000 okapis remain in the wild.
February 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It is estimated that only 10,000 to 25,000 okapis remain in the wild.
Meet the okapi—a rare and beautiful creature often called the forest giraffe! 🦒🌿 Endemic to the dense rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, these elusive animals are endangered due to habitat loss, hunting, and illegal mining. 💚
February 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Meet the okapi—a rare and beautiful creature often called the forest giraffe! 🦒🌿 Endemic to the dense rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, these elusive animals are endangered due to habitat loss, hunting, and illegal mining. 💚