Dwarf Blue Sheep

The Dwarf Blue Sheep or Dwarf Bharal Pseudois schaeferi is an endangered species of caprid found in China Proper and Tibet . It inhabits low, arid, grassy slopes of the upper Yangtze gorge in Batang County of the Sichuan Province , and a small part of the Tibet Autonomous Region , where it is known by the local...

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Red Wolf

Aggressive predator control programs, hunting and agriculturalization have combined to bring the red wolf near to extinction, because it was thought to be a threat to livestock. It is now considered rare. It is thought that its original distribution included much of eastern North America, where Red Wolves were found from New...

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Red Wolf

The Red Wolf ( Canis rufus ) is a North American canid and once roamed throughout the Southeastern United States and is a glacial period survivor of the Late Pleistocene epoch. Its natural range extends from Texas to Florida . A population is being reintroduced to North Carolina...

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Iberian Lynx

While the Eurasian Lynx bears rather pallid markings, the Iberian lynx has distinctive, leopard -like spots with a coat that is often light grey or various shades of light brownish-yellow. Some western populations were spotless, although these have recently become extinct . The head and body length is 85–110 cm, with...

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Iberian Lynx

The Iberian lynx ( Lynx pardinus ), sometimes referred to as the Spanish lynx , is a critically endangered species native to the Iberian Peninsula in Southern Europe . It is the most endangered cat species in the world. According to the conservation group SOS Lynx, if this species died out, it would...

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Tamaraw (Dwarf Water Buffalo)

The Tamaraw ( Bubalus mindorensis ) or Mindoro Dwarf Buffalo is a small hoofed mammal belonging to the family Bovidae . It is endemic to the island of Mindoro in the Philippines and is the only endemic Philippine bovine. It is believed, however, to have once also thrived on the greater island of...

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Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat

The Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat ( Lasiorhinus krefftii ), also known as the Yaminon , is one of three species of wombats . It was found across New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland as recently as 100 years ago, but is now restricted to a 3 km² range within the 32 km² Epping Forest National Park in Queensland....

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