Species on the Road to Recovery

From sparing the world's most debilitated types of ocean turtle to bringing uncommon creatures of land and water over from the verge of eradication, no protection challenge is an acts of futility if learning, devotion and solid associations are put into play. This is the critical message we are championing to praise our tenth commemoration.

To stamp a time of featuring protection issues, we have worked intimately with the IUCN Species Survival Commission Specialist Groups to choose and highlight ten altogether different species, one for every time of Arkive's presence, to be represetatives for preservation.

The majority of the picked species have the shocking refinement of being in danger of elimination should their predicament be overlooked. In any case, a further factor connecting these ten species is that every one has been put making progress toward recuperation on account of focused preservation endeavors drove by devoted logical specialists, and all are relied upon to enhance in status throughout the following ten years should this critical work proceed.

Go along with us on our trip of revelation, as we uncover the genuine significance of preservation and praise its triumphs.

In Partnership

The ten species were chosen in interview with species specialists from IUCN's Species Survival Commission (SSC) and speak to an assortment of scientific categorizations. We might want to express gratitude toward Rachel Roberts (IUCN SSC Network Coordination Officer) and the accompanying individuals from the Specialist Groups for their important offer assistance:

Kemp's ridley turtle: Nick Pilcher and Brian Hutchinson (IUCN SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group)

Scimitar-horned oryx: David Mallon (Co-Chair, IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group) and John Newby (CEO, Sahara Conservation Fund)

Asian white-upheld vulture: Chris Bowden (Co-Chair, IUCN SSC Vulture Specialist Group)

Darker greenish blue: Baz Hughes (Chair, WI-IUCN SSC Threatened Waterfowl Specialist Group) and Nigel Miller (Acting Pateke Recovery Group pioneer, Senior Ranger - Biodiversity, Kaitiaki Matua (kanorau koiora))

Juliana's brilliant mole: Sarita Maree, Gary Bronner and Nigel Bennett (IUCN SSC Afrotheria Specialist Group)

Holokea: Marie M. Bruegmann (Chair, IUCN SSC Hawaiian Plant Specialist Group)

Kihansi shower amphibian: James Lewis, Ariadne Angulo, Tracey D. Tuberville, Kurt Buhlmann and Nassoro Mohamed (IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group)

Ruler Howe Island stick creepy crawly: Axel Hochkirch (Chair, IUCN SSC Grasshopper Specialist Group)

Largetooth sawfish: Lucy Harrison and Nick Dulvy (IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group)

Mangshan pit snake: Chris Jenkins (Chair, IUCN SSC Viper Specialist Group)

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