Dec 06, 2009
The Florida panther is one of the most critically endangered large mammals in the United States with about 100 cats remaining.
According to the Friends of the Florida Panther Refuge:
Although we call them Florida panthers, these shy cats once roamed throughout the entire Southeast from east Texas to the Atlantic and north to parts of Tennessee. [...]
Posted in Endangered Species, Friends, Southeast Region, Species Close-Up, Wildlife Refuges by: RefugeWatch
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Dec 13, 2008
The endangered marbled murrelet is a small, chubby seabird that is a relative of the puffin and nests high up in the branches of large trees among coniferous coastal forests (often old growth forests that are targets of the logging industry) from central California to Alaska. The marbled murrelet winters at sea — using its [...]
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Dec 22, 2007
The American holly — or Christmas holly — is a native evergreen in the United States and is loved by humans and wildlife alike.
The story goes that when the pilgrims landed in North America, they noticed the American holly tree, and it reminded them of English holly, which was a popular symbol of Christmas [...]
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Oct 18, 2007
At five feet tall, Whooping cranes are the tallest birds in North America and are also the rarest and most endangered of the world’s 15 crane species.
Adults are white in color with black wing tips; immature birds are cinnamon colored until they begin to grow their white feathers. Whoopers are omnivorous, eating food such [...]
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