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Rudolph (Svalbard, Norway)

Delmarva fox squirrel

Habitat loss and probably over-hunting at the turn of the century contributed to the marked decline of this fox squirrel subspecies, which was listed as endangered in 1967.

Two young elephants.

Picture by Roland Seitre

Haven’t seen any White-lined Sphinx Moths in a couple of years, then I found a couple of them in the Fountain Grass this morning. Don’t think they should even be alive right now, but this year’s unusual monsoon season transformed the desert.

The most endangered cat in the Americas, found living on the outskirts of Chile’s capital, Santiago. The elusive Andean cat ((Leopardus jacobita), a species thought to exist only in extremely remote rocky outcrops, was caught on camera close to the city