Another species no longer on the global Endangered list:
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
a man with a mustache says there be whales here in a dark room
Alt: Scotty from Star Trek Original Series (played by Jimmy Doohan) says there be whales here in a Klingon vessel's cargo hold.
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Another species no longer on the global Endangered list:
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
A few decades after a Star Trek movie where the central conflict was the total extinction of the humpback, their numbers are rising fast enough to put them at "Least Concern" on the IUCN Red List.
IUCN passes resolution to do more for #WildAnimal #climate allies like elephants 🐘 , otters, tigers 🐅 and cetaceans 🐬 and whales 🐳 🌍
earth.org/an-iucn-reso...
earth.org/an-iucn-reso...
IUCN Resolution Recognizes Wild Animals as Climate Allies
On October 10, the IUCN adopted a resolution to mobilize the role of wild animals in ecosystems as a climate solution.
earth.org
November 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
IUCN passes resolution to do more for #WildAnimal #climate allies like elephants 🐘 , otters, tigers 🐅 and cetaceans 🐬 and whales 🐳 🌍
earth.org/an-iucn-reso...
earth.org/an-iucn-reso...
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species moved them from Endangered to Vulnerable in 2016.
Wild populations in their native range have doubled in 30 years & 70% of their native range are now protected conservation areas.
More drunk bear behavior:
Wild populations in their native range have doubled in 30 years & 70% of their native range are now protected conservation areas.
More drunk bear behavior:
a panda bear is rolling around in the grass in a zoo enclosure .
Alt: a panda bear is rolling around in the grass in a zoo enclosure .
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species moved them from Endangered to Vulnerable in 2016.
Wild populations in their native range have doubled in 30 years & 70% of their native range are now protected conservation areas.
More drunk bear behavior:
Wild populations in their native range have doubled in 30 years & 70% of their native range are now protected conservation areas.
More drunk bear behavior:
“Reckless extraction… is pushing the Amazon to a dangerous tipping point”
Former Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos cites @IUCN motion and calls for Amazon free of fossil fuels
english.elpais.com/opinion/2025...
Former Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos cites @IUCN motion and calls for Amazon free of fossil fuels
english.elpais.com/opinion/2025...
To make peace with nature, we need a fossil fuel-free Amazon
It is necessary to support Brazil’s proposal to develop a roadmap for carrying out the comprehensive transition to renewable energy
english.elpais.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
“Reckless extraction… is pushing the Amazon to a dangerous tipping point”
Former Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos cites @IUCN motion and calls for Amazon free of fossil fuels
english.elpais.com/opinion/2025...
Former Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos cites @IUCN motion and calls for Amazon free of fossil fuels
english.elpais.com/opinion/2025...
The #IUCN just released the Second Edition of the Global Standard for Nature-Based Solutions, setting a new global benchmark for protecting and restoring ecosystems.
🦦 #Seaotters are a shining example of a nature-based solution! (conti...)
🦦 #Seaotters are a shining example of a nature-based solution! (conti...)
November 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The #IUCN just released the Second Edition of the Global Standard for Nature-Based Solutions, setting a new global benchmark for protecting and restoring ecosystems.
🦦 #Seaotters are a shining example of a nature-based solution! (conti...)
🦦 #Seaotters are a shining example of a nature-based solution! (conti...)
🦎 Lagarto ocelado, /Timon lepidus/
🚨 Lista roja IUCN: Preocupación menor 🟢
🗺️ Molinos de Duero, Soria
🗓️ Junio de 2022
🚨 Lista roja IUCN: Preocupación menor 🟢
🗺️ Molinos de Duero, Soria
🗓️ Junio de 2022
November 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM
🦎 Lagarto ocelado, /Timon lepidus/
🚨 Lista roja IUCN: Preocupación menor 🟢
🗺️ Molinos de Duero, Soria
🗓️ Junio de 2022
🚨 Lista roja IUCN: Preocupación menor 🟢
🗺️ Molinos de Duero, Soria
🗓️ Junio de 2022
🐸American green tree frog (Dryophytes cinereus).
Max. size 64 mm (2.5"). Females tend to be larger than males.
Found in the US from Texas in the west, through Florida in the southeast and as far northeast as New Jersey.
Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.
📷by Brett_Honslow on Pixabay
Max. size 64 mm (2.5"). Females tend to be larger than males.
Found in the US from Texas in the west, through Florida in the southeast and as far northeast as New Jersey.
Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.
📷by Brett_Honslow on Pixabay
November 9, 2025 at 8:40 AM
🐸American green tree frog (Dryophytes cinereus).
Max. size 64 mm (2.5"). Females tend to be larger than males.
Found in the US from Texas in the west, through Florida in the southeast and as far northeast as New Jersey.
Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.
📷by Brett_Honslow on Pixabay
Max. size 64 mm (2.5"). Females tend to be larger than males.
Found in the US from Texas in the west, through Florida in the southeast and as far northeast as New Jersey.
Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.
📷by Brett_Honslow on Pixabay
Did you know that the Arabian oryx is the first species to have gone from "Extinct in the Wild" to "Vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List? Captive breeding management and reintroduction efforts allowed the wild population to regrow to a stable size, marking a huge step forward for conservation. 🌍🧪
November 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Did you know that the Arabian oryx is the first species to have gone from "Extinct in the Wild" to "Vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List? Captive breeding management and reintroduction efforts allowed the wild population to regrow to a stable size, marking a huge step forward for conservation. 🌍🧪
Orange-bellied Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus iozonus)
Family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML614324675 - Orange-bellied Fruit-Dove - Macaulay Library
© Mihir Joshi; Papua, Papua, Indonesia; 20 Jul 2023
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November 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Orange-bellied Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus iozonus)
Family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Columbidae (Doves and Pigeons)
IUCN status: Least Concern
So while Asiatic lions are still Endangered (IUCN Red List), the conservation efforts are having the desired effect, and we can hope that they continue to thrive, ensuring that our children's children will share a planet with that symbol of strength & ferocity.
The Extra-Big Danger Kitties.
The Extra-Big Danger Kitties.
November 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
So while Asiatic lions are still Endangered (IUCN Red List), the conservation efforts are having the desired effect, and we can hope that they continue to thrive, ensuring that our children's children will share a planet with that symbol of strength & ferocity.
The Extra-Big Danger Kitties.
The Extra-Big Danger Kitties.
Recently, IUCN declared the Slender Billed Curlew as extinct. The first known global bird extinction from mainland Europe, North Africa and West Asia. 🏡🧪
Reminder: around 1 million plant and animal species are at risk. - IPBES #GlobalAssessment🌍
📷Chris Gomersall
Reminder: around 1 million plant and animal species are at risk. - IPBES #GlobalAssessment🌍
📷Chris Gomersall
November 7, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Recently, IUCN declared the Slender Billed Curlew as extinct. The first known global bird extinction from mainland Europe, North Africa and West Asia. 🏡🧪
Reminder: around 1 million plant and animal species are at risk. - IPBES #GlobalAssessment🌍
📷Chris Gomersall
Reminder: around 1 million plant and animal species are at risk. - IPBES #GlobalAssessment🌍
📷Chris Gomersall
By eating sea urchins and crabs, #seaotters help restore kelp forests and eelgrass meadows that capture carbon, protect shorelines, and support marine life. It's a win-win! #NatureBasedSolutions
📸: Sea otter photograph: Marcie Callewaert
📸: IUCN, 2020
📸: Sea otter photograph: Marcie Callewaert
📸: IUCN, 2020
November 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
By eating sea urchins and crabs, #seaotters help restore kelp forests and eelgrass meadows that capture carbon, protect shorelines, and support marine life. It's a win-win! #NatureBasedSolutions
📸: Sea otter photograph: Marcie Callewaert
📸: IUCN, 2020
📸: Sea otter photograph: Marcie Callewaert
📸: IUCN, 2020
November 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
🦎Green anole (Anolis carolinensis).
Max. size 20.3 cm (8"), Males tend to be slightly larger than females.
Found in the southeastern USA. Has been introduced around the Pacific, in the Caribbean, in Mexico and in California.
Considered Least concern by the IUCN.
📷by Ray_Shrewsberry on Pixabay
Max. size 20.3 cm (8"), Males tend to be slightly larger than females.
Found in the southeastern USA. Has been introduced around the Pacific, in the Caribbean, in Mexico and in California.
Considered Least concern by the IUCN.
📷by Ray_Shrewsberry on Pixabay
November 7, 2025 at 11:33 PM
🦎Green anole (Anolis carolinensis).
Max. size 20.3 cm (8"), Males tend to be slightly larger than females.
Found in the southeastern USA. Has been introduced around the Pacific, in the Caribbean, in Mexico and in California.
Considered Least concern by the IUCN.
📷by Ray_Shrewsberry on Pixabay
Max. size 20.3 cm (8"), Males tend to be slightly larger than females.
Found in the southeastern USA. Has been introduced around the Pacific, in the Caribbean, in Mexico and in California.
Considered Least concern by the IUCN.
📷by Ray_Shrewsberry on Pixabay
🦎Oriental garden lizard (Calotes versicolor).
Max. length 37 cm (14.6"), 2/3 of which is the tail.
Found from Iran and Afghanistan in the west to the Philippines in the east. It has been introduced in many places around the world.
Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.
📷by Erik_Karits on Pixabay.
Max. length 37 cm (14.6"), 2/3 of which is the tail.
Found from Iran and Afghanistan in the west to the Philippines in the east. It has been introduced in many places around the world.
Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.
📷by Erik_Karits on Pixabay.
November 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
🦎Oriental garden lizard (Calotes versicolor).
Max. length 37 cm (14.6"), 2/3 of which is the tail.
Found from Iran and Afghanistan in the west to the Philippines in the east. It has been introduced in many places around the world.
Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.
📷by Erik_Karits on Pixabay.
Max. length 37 cm (14.6"), 2/3 of which is the tail.
Found from Iran and Afghanistan in the west to the Philippines in the east. It has been introduced in many places around the world.
Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.
📷by Erik_Karits on Pixabay.
🐍Amur rat snake (Elaphe schrenckii) in Malmö Reptilcenter.
Max size more than 200 cm (6'6.7").
Found in northern and central China, Korea, eastern Mongolia and eastern Russia.
Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.
📷by plesnercph
Max size more than 200 cm (6'6.7").
Found in northern and central China, Korea, eastern Mongolia and eastern Russia.
Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.
📷by plesnercph
November 7, 2025 at 4:43 AM
🐍Amur rat snake (Elaphe schrenckii) in Malmö Reptilcenter.
Max size more than 200 cm (6'6.7").
Found in northern and central China, Korea, eastern Mongolia and eastern Russia.
Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.
📷by plesnercph
Max size more than 200 cm (6'6.7").
Found in northern and central China, Korea, eastern Mongolia and eastern Russia.
Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.
📷by plesnercph
Tänään juhlistetaan Punaisen kirjan 60 vuotista taivalta. Hieno tietokanta, josta löytyy monien lajien uhanalaisuustiedot. #IUCN #RedList #PunainenKirja
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Established in 1964, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has evolved to become the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant specie...
www.iucnredlist.org
November 5, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Tänään juhlistetaan Punaisen kirjan 60 vuotista taivalta. Hieno tietokanta, josta löytyy monien lajien uhanalaisuustiedot. #IUCN #RedList #PunainenKirja
🌏 Forest Kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii) #AustralasianBirds #AustralianBirds #AsianBirds | #ForestKingfisher #MacleaysKingfisher #BlueKingfisher #TodiramphusMacleayii | #TreeKingfishers #TreeKingfisherFamily #Kingfishers 📷: Photo by polettix🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜
November 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM
🌏 Forest Kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii) #AustralasianBirds #AustralianBirds #AsianBirds | #ForestKingfisher #MacleaysKingfisher #BlueKingfisher #TodiramphusMacleayii | #TreeKingfishers #TreeKingfisherFamily #Kingfishers 📷: Photo by polettix🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜
🐸Blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius "azureus").
Max size males ~4 cm (~1.6"), females ~4.5 cm (~1.8").
Females may physically fight over a calling male.
Found in southern Suriname and across the border with Brazil.
Not evaluated by the IUCN.
📷by William Warby on Pexels
Max size males ~4 cm (~1.6"), females ~4.5 cm (~1.8").
Females may physically fight over a calling male.
Found in southern Suriname and across the border with Brazil.
Not evaluated by the IUCN.
📷by William Warby on Pexels
November 6, 2025 at 4:32 AM
🐸Blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius "azureus").
Max size males ~4 cm (~1.6"), females ~4.5 cm (~1.8").
Females may physically fight over a calling male.
Found in southern Suriname and across the border with Brazil.
Not evaluated by the IUCN.
📷by William Warby on Pexels
Max size males ~4 cm (~1.6"), females ~4.5 cm (~1.8").
Females may physically fight over a calling male.
Found in southern Suriname and across the border with Brazil.
Not evaluated by the IUCN.
📷by William Warby on Pexels
American Marten (Martes americana)
Family Mustelidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Mustelidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML633265652 - American Marten - Macaulay Library
© David Pereksta; St. Louis, Minnesota, United States; 09 Feb 2025
macaulaylibrary.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
American Marten (Martes americana)
Family Mustelidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Mustelidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris)
Family Cricetidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Endangered
Family Cricetidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Endangered
ML633132564 - Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse - Macaulay Library
© Connor Cochrane; Marin, California, United States;
macaulaylibrary.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris)
Family Cricetidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Endangered
Family Cricetidae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Endangered
Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Family Sciuridae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Sciuridae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML632419898 - Eastern Gray Squirrel - Macaulay Library
© Nick Butts; Tioga, New York, United States; 19 Mar 2025
macaulaylibrary.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Family Sciuridae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
Family Sciuridae
Range: Nearctic (North America)
IUCN status: Least Concern
With UNFCCC #COP30 set to kick off in the heart of the Amazon next week, the IUCN Forest and Grasslands Team is excited to be organising several events examining the linkages between forest, grasslands, and climate change.
Learn more about our work here: linktr.ee/iucnfgt
Learn more about our work here: linktr.ee/iucnfgt
November 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
With UNFCCC #COP30 set to kick off in the heart of the Amazon next week, the IUCN Forest and Grasslands Team is excited to be organising several events examining the linkages between forest, grasslands, and climate change.
Learn more about our work here: linktr.ee/iucnfgt
Learn more about our work here: linktr.ee/iucnfgt
Voices are rising to defend nature
From regional governments, to universities, businesses and civil society, they are all taking a united stand: Europe needs funding for nature.
More than 175 global IUCN Members sent an open letter to EU leaders urging them to keep funding nature.
#restorenature
From regional governments, to universities, businesses and civil society, they are all taking a united stand: Europe needs funding for nature.
More than 175 global IUCN Members sent an open letter to EU leaders urging them to keep funding nature.
#restorenature
November 6, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Voices are rising to defend nature
From regional governments, to universities, businesses and civil society, they are all taking a united stand: Europe needs funding for nature.
More than 175 global IUCN Members sent an open letter to EU leaders urging them to keep funding nature.
#restorenature
From regional governments, to universities, businesses and civil society, they are all taking a united stand: Europe needs funding for nature.
More than 175 global IUCN Members sent an open letter to EU leaders urging them to keep funding nature.
#restorenature
🌍🌏 Knob-billed Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos) #AfricanBirds #AsianBirds | #KnobBilledDuck #AfricanCombDuck #SarkidiornisMelanotos | #Ducks #DuckFamily #Waterbirds #Waterfowl 📷: Photo by dragh🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜
November 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
🌍🌏 Knob-billed Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos) #AfricanBirds #AsianBirds | #KnobBilledDuck #AfricanCombDuck #SarkidiornisMelanotos | #Ducks #DuckFamily #Waterbirds #Waterfowl 📷: Photo by dragh🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜