Program Term Archive
Endangered Animals
Ask Congress to Urge Taiwan to Protect the Critically Endangered Taiwanese White Dolphin
Endangered Species, Marine WildlifeThe Taiwanese white dolphin (TWD) is a subspecies of the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin found only on the west coast of Taiwan. Due to entanglement in fishing nets and habitat loss,...
Speak up for Red Wolves!
Endangered Species, Terrestrial WildlifeWe need your help to show that the American public supports the red wolf and the USFWS’ efforts to protect and recover this critically endangered species, and that we do...
Vaquita and Totoaba
Endangered SpeciesAs recently as 30 years ago, there were approximately 600 vaquitas swimming in the Upper Gulf of California, Mexico. At least three vaquita were found dead in the spring of...
Taiwanese White Dolphins
Endangered SpeciesThe skin pigment of the Taiwanese white dolphin is white, with gray spots, but when they are active, they “flush” and turn bright pink. They are born dark gray with...
Red Wolves
Endangered SpeciesThe red wolf (Canis rufus) once ranged throughout the eastern and southcentral United States. Now, however, it is the most endangered canid in the world, and one of the rarest...
Pygmy Three-Toed Sloths
Endangered SpeciesClassified as critically endangered and believed to have a rapidly declining population and habitat area, pygmy three-toed sloths (Bradypus pygmaeus) are native exclusively to the island of Escudo de Veragua,...
Gray Wolves
Endangered SpeciesThe gray wolf, a keystone predator whose native range stretches across North America, is an integral link in the food chain of the ecosystems it inhabits. Wolves regulate prey populations,...
North Atlantic Right Whales
Endangered SpeciesThe North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) is a baleen whale species that inhabits waters off the East Coast of the United States and Canada. During the summer, these whales...
Elephants
Endangered SpeciesElephants were once a common sight throughout the Asian and African continents. Due to their prized tusks, however, they were hunted in massive numbers throughout the 19th century. Now, restrictions on...
Bats
Endangered SpeciesBats live on every continent except Antarctica and serve extremely important ecological roles as pollinators, seed dispersers and consumers of vast quantities of insects. Although some societies value these useful...