Name: Pangasuis sanitwongsei (giant catfish) Status: Critically endangered Range: The Choa Phraya and Mekong basins in Cambodia, China, Lao, PDR (people’s democratic republic) Thailand, and Viet Nam Habitat & Ecology: The giant catfish is a benthic freshwater fish that is potamodromous and inhabits large rivers surrounded by rainforest. The giant catfish uses deep pools in […]
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General Facts Conservational Status: Vulnerable Scientific Name: Tympanuchus cupido Size: Range: Found primarily in central North America; regionally extinct from Canada. Habitat: Includes native prairie grasslands with a combination of woodland areas. Because native habitat is being converted to agricultural lands the species is adapting to native grasslands surrounded by agricultural crops. Ecology: The population […]
Common Name: Grey wolf, Timber wolf, Mexican wolf, wolf, Arctic wolf, Tundra wolf Scientific Name: Canis lupus IUCN classification: least concern Size: Height: 61-94 cm Length: 131-201 cm Weight: 25-86 kg (55-190 lbs) Range: Canada, Alaska, northern United States, Europe, Asia between 75oN and 12oN General Information: The grey wolf lives in remote forest habitats […]
Common Name: North American/ European/Vancouver Island Wolverine Scientific Name: Gulo gulo sp. Gulo gulo luscus (North American) Gulo gulo gulo (European) Gulo gulo vancouverensis (a possible Vancouver Island sub-species) IUCN classification: Near Threatened Size: Height: 36-45 cm Length: 65-105 cm Tail: 13-26 cm Weight: 9-30 kg (20-66 lbs) Range: Northern Europe, Asia, North America (boreal […]
71% of the earth’s surface is occupied by oceans/seas and these oceans and seas are a major component of the carbon cycle and therefore effect climate change. Climate affects ocean mixing, stratification, light levels, and nutrient cycling. Plankton phenology (annual life cycle events) is a sensitive indicator of climate change and is affected in ways […]
General Facts Conservational Status: Extinct Scientific Name: Bufo periglenes Size: <5cm in length Range: The Monteverde Rainforests in Costa Rica at elevations only between 1500-1620m above sea level. Habitat: Tropical and Subtropical Montane forests Ecology: The Golden Toad was an endemic species to Monteverde Rainforests. This rainforest is known as a cloud forest because it […]
General Facts Conservational Status: Vulnerable Scientific Name : Ursus maritimus Weight: Males – 350-680 kg Females – 150 350 kg Range: Arctic Circle, Beafort Sea, South Hudson Bay, East Baffin Island, West Greenland, Berents Sea, Kara Sea, Chukcki Sea, Denmark, Norway, and Russia. Prey: Ringed Seals, Bearded Seals, Fur Seals, Walrus, Carrion, Hunting: Proof of […]
