NATURAL HISTORY Temminck's ground pangolin } Manis temminckii Chinese pangolin } Manis pentadactyla Sunda pangolin } Manis javanica Indian pangolin } Manis crassicaudata Philippine pangolin } Manis ...

NATURAL HISTORY GRAY WOLF } Canis lupus FAMILY: Canidae DESCRIPTION: Gray wolves are the largest wild members of the dog family, with adults ranging from 40 to 175 pounds. Wolves' fur color is ...

Our Story The Center for Biological Diversity was founded beneath the ancient ponderosa pines of New Mexico's Gila wilderness, where Kierán Suckling, Peter Galvin, and Todd Schulke met while surveying ...

HALTING THE EXTINCTION CRISIS Our planet now faces a global extinction crisis never witnessed by humankind. Scientists predict that more than 1 million species are on track for extinction in the ...

NATURAL HISTORY DUGONG } Dugong dugong FAMILY: Dugongidae DESCRIPTION: The dugong is a marine mammal related to the manatee. It averages nine feet in length and weighs 550 to 1,000 pounds. The Okinawa ...

NATURAL HISTORY ANDEAN FLAMINGO } Phoenicoparrus andinus FAMILY: Phoenicopteridae DESCRIPTION: The Andean flamingo is both the most rare and tallest of all six species of flamingo. It has a ...

CORAL CONSERVATION The world's corals and coral reef ecosystems are in crisis. In just a few decades, scientists warn, these “rainforests of the sea” and all their rich biodiversity could disappear ...

At the Center for Biological Diversity, we believe that the welfare of human beings is deeply linked to nature — to the existence in our world of a vast diversity of wild animals and plants. Because ...

SAVING THE BLACK-FOOTED FERRET This 2-foot-long, black-masked member of the weasel family once occurred in central grasslands and basins from southern Canada to Texas but is now one of the most ...

CLEARCUTTING AND CLIMATE CHANGE Undisturbed forests are crucial for a healthy climate, continuously taking carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it in trees, shrubs and soil. But logging can ...

SAVING THE PUERTO RICO ROCK FROG The rare Puerto Rico rock frog, also known as the coquí guajón, is a unique species of tropical frog that dwells primarily in caves and grottos in a limited range in ...

Center for Biological Diversity Position Statement on Plant-based Meat The Center for Biological Diversity supports Beyond and Impossible burgers and other food innovations urgently needed to ...