Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle
Kemp’s ridleys are the smallest species of sea turtle and remain a mystery to scientists. They participate in an amazing
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Animals
Graham’s Penstemon
Graham’s Penstemon (Penstemon Grahammi), the beautiful rare flower without quantifiable legal protection since 1975, is threatened by one of the
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Dunes Sagebrush Lizard
Skittering amidst spare stands of shinnery oaks and over the scorched sand hills of the Permian Basin, the dunes sagebrush
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Bowhead Whale
The physical presence of the bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) is immense and powerful—almost beyond human comprehension. It grows up to
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Flatwoods Salamander
The Flatwoods Salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum and bishopi) was listed as a threatened species in 1999 primarily because of loss and
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Western Prairie Fringed Orchid
The Western Prairie Fringed Orchid (Platanthera praeclara) is one half of a unique symbiotic relationship occurring in the tall, grass
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Leatherback Sea Turtle
Leatherbacks nest in the tropics but range widely in the world’s oceans, moving into colder, higher latitude waters during summer
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Bull Trout
Bull trout require the coldest water of all species native to the Rocky Mountains (summer temps less than 58 degrees
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Elkhorn Coral
Once the most abundant and important reef-building corals in Florida and the Caribbean, elkhorn corals have declined by more than
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Akikiki
The `Akikiki (Oreomystis bairdi) is s a small honeycreeper. The Akikiki is found only in the highest elevation native rainforests
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