#critically endangered

[save-the-gharials]

Thank you angel for this commission of a juvenile gharial!

Gharials loose their band marking as they age and mature, males growing a bump on the edge of their snouts.Gharials are going extinct due to sand mining, overfishing, gill nets, poaching, and pollution.

There are only 200-650 reproducing adults in the wild

SAVE THE GHARIALS!

[deweydecimalchickens]

What she says: I'm *sniffs, sobs* fine

What she means: 91 kākāpō chicks have fledged this breeding season, and should take the official population total over 300.

[stink-cat]

the critically endangered bongo

[onlyhalfnormal-sournote]

i truly believe ppl have a pretty privilege with saving and caring about endangered species, for example

tw: bugs and snakes under the cut

which do you care more about? the critically endangered american burying beetle (nicrophorus americanus) or the vulnerable sun moth (synemon plana)?

the critically endangered roatán coral snake (micrurus ruatanus) or the vulnerable olive ripley sea turtle (lepidochelys olivacea)?

the endangered bay cat (catopuma badia) or the vulnerable asian golden cat (catopuma temminckii)?

if you're scared or grossed out by an endangered species, good, nature isn't here to be pretty. it's here to survive. if you refrain from helping an endangered species because you're freaked out you just suck.

[hermit00crab]

Axolotl fact

Did you know Axolotls are critically endangered in the wild? This is because of the habitat loss, pollution, Invasive species and overfishing...

But!! Don't worry my axolotl lovers! They aren't going extinct just yet because they are widely kept as pets and used extensively in scientific research for their ability to regenerate limbs,tissues of the eye, heart, parts of their central nervous system and the fact they are over 1000 times more resistant to canser!

If you want to learn more search about it yourself!! (I hope this isn't coming off as rude!)

(Image found on Pinterest!)

[dremlikk]

mhorr gazelle - may 2026, prague zoo

[worrywyrms]

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

Ever seen a Rüppell’s vulture? They’ve got the highest recorded flight of 37,000 feet !!

Have you seen the Rüppell's vulture (Gyps rueppelli)?

I have now

Yes, in photos/videos

Yes, irl

I'm not sure

Voting ended onJun 2