Earlier this week we celebrated World Wildlife Day! The IUCN (the International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List categorizes species based on their risk of extinction, and help prioritize conservation efforts and highlight species that need immediate attention to prevent extinction. As a bird keeper here at Wingham Wildlife Park, I’d love to take…
On the 9th July 2020 the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) released a news article about the completed revision of African primate’s assessments and their conservation status. This sadly included the news that almost a third of lemur species are now critically endangered and on the cusp of becoming extinct. Lemurs are only…
