Featured Work

  • Marbled-headed Snake-lizard by Steven Sass

    The Marbled-headed Snake-Lizard Delma australis is listed as an endangered species in NSW, AU. It is a legless lizard, NOT a snake. It is generally found in spinifex grasslands/woodlands that occur on sand dunes and sand plains. This population was recently discovered occurring in spinifex that grows on rocky ridges in far western NSW. The location of this population will remain undisclosed due to their rarity. For better viewing click on View Larger

  • Takin Already... by LjMaxx

    Talkin’ about takins / With horns like a wildebeest, a nose like a moose, a tail like a bear, and a body like a bison, the takin (rhymes with rockin’) looks like a character from Dr. Seuss! This large, muscular hoofed mammal is closely related to the musk ox of North America and Greenland. It is sometimes referred to as a goat antelope because it has things in common with both goats and antelope. Class: Mammalia (Mammals) / Order: Artiodactyla / Family: Bovidae / Genus: Budorcas / Species: taxicolor / Subspecies: / • bedfordi (Shensi or golden) / • taxicolor (Mishmi) / • tibetana (Sichuan) / Length: 5 to 7.3 feet (1.5 to 2.2 meters) / Height at shoulder: 3.3 to 5 feet (1 to 1.5 meters) / Weight: males, up to 880 pounds (400 kilograms); females, up to 550 pounds (250 kilograms) / Life span: 12 to 15 years in the wild, up to 19 years in zoos / Gestation: 6 to 7 months / Number of young at birth: 1 (twins are uncommon) / Weight at birth: 11 to 15 pounds (5 to 7 kilograms) / Age of maturity: 2 years / Conservation status: Mishmi and Shensi takins are on the endangered list.

  • Green and Gold Tree Frog by Steve Bullock

    Limited to one section of Sydney, there habitat is under threat, they are endagered and on the decline, and the NSW government want to hold a V8 supercar event at there home!!!! ...

  • Plankton by Joolee

    Original is an acrylic painting on cardboard (56×43 cm). Abstract painting, for example, not drawn to scale. Plankton makes it’s mark at the bottom of the marine foodweb as the primary producer of oceanic biomass. All larger marine species depend on plankton as their food source for growth and development. The composition of plankton is set to change radically as a result of climate change and this will affect what species inhabit marine ecosystems of the future. Some planktonic species, especially those with calcarious shells, (eg the pteropods Limacina bulimoides, Cavolinia uncinate, and the heliozoan Acanthocystis perpusilla) are likely to go extinct as the amount of dissolved carbon in the oceans increases due to a build up of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

  • Bear Prayer by Steve Bulford

    WILD & FREE / / Polar bear mother praying for some ice so she may hunt to feed her cubs. / / The sea ice is shrinking at an alarming rate, which has a huge impact for the bears as this is their main hunting ground. More and more bears are being found to have drowned while trying to find the ice, even though they can swim up to sixty miles or so! / / I hope the ice does not completely vanish and that they always have somewhere to hut! (Spitsbergen – Scandinavian Arctic) / /

  • Hawaiian Hawk by Leslie Battjes

    This beautiful hawk is one of the raptors at the Louisville Zoo. These birds are currently listed as Endangered due to Habitat Loss :( RANGE: / Primarily the Island of Hawaii, occasionally seen on Kauai, / Oahu, and Maui / HABITAT: / Rainforest, hardwood and guava forest, papaya and / macadamia nut orchards, eucalyptus stands and / pastureland with scattered large ‘ohi ‘a and/or koa trees. Order: Falconiformes / Family: Accipitridae / Genus: Buteo / Species: solitarius This image was recently published in this book: / Capture Kentuckiana / /

  • Charge! by Peter Denness

    This female black rhino was shot in the Masai Mara in Kenya. / Canon 400d / Canon 100-400mm / ISO 100 / 1/13th Sec / F5.6 / 400mm focal length Taken using a panning technique which involved following the rhino in the view finder and using a slow shutter speed to blur the background.

  • "Precious" (Mountain Gorillas) by Skye Ryan-Evans

    A baby Mountain Gorilla is cradled in the arms of her mother, while her father, a large Silverback Gorilla watches from behind. Created to help raise awareness about the serious plight of the Virunga Mountain Gorillas. These creatures are severely endangered and only 650 or so remain alive in the world today. Most die due to illegal poaching, encroachment onto rainforest habitats by charcoal farmers who burn the rainforest trees down and many die due to vicious acts by warring soldiers fighting between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. All of my Mountain Gorilla artwork is dedicated to raising donations from sales to directly benefit the caring organization Wildlife Direct at wildlifedirect.org. Thank you for helping me to help them. ~ Skye

  • "Survivors" - Oil Painting by Avril Brand

    “Survivors” is an oil painting showing two orphaned cheetah cubs from Namibia who were rescued soon after their mother was trapped by a farmer. Their little faces depict the sadness, fear and uncertainty the future holds for them. Original oil painting on canvas: 20×30 inches Cheetahs are the fastest land animals on earth, reaching speeds of up to 100 kph (70mph). Beautiful and sleek, they are the smallest of the big cats and their prey is often stolen by other predators. Highly threatened, these animals are in great need of protection. They need plenty of space for hunting and that space is steadily being reduced by human expansion. Out of all the big cats, the cheetah is the least able to adapt to new environments. It has always proved difficult to breed in captivity, although recently a few zoos have managed to succeed at this. Once widely hunted for its fur, the cheetah now suffers more from the loss of both habitat and prey. For more facts about cheetahs, please visit http://www.cheetah.org and http://www.dewildt.org.za/index.htm Wildlife, landscapes and Irish Life paintings by Avril Brand Clare Art Blog

  • Beauty is in the eye of the beholder by Alex Cearns

    A Tasmanian devil in all her glory. This devil has some chunks out of her face, which are caused by fighting with other devils over food and territory. Interestingly enough, the damage to her face is NOT from Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD), as this devil has an immunity to it. DFTD is a fatal cancer currently spreading throughout the Tasmanian Devil population, causing those afflicted with it, an agonising death. Since it is spread through direct contact, mainly biting, it cannot be controlled. The devil population is declining rapidly and many tumour free devils are being shipped to mainland Australia to try to breed up healthy numbers of non-affected devils. Scientists are trying to deterime why this devil, and others at the same location, have built up an immunity. The answer could save the Tasmanian Devil from extinction….

  • Mallee by Steven Sass

    This photo was taken between Mount Hope and Ivanhoe, in western NSW. It is typical of the Sandplain Mallee, dominated by Red Mallee Eucalyptus socialis and Porcupine grass Triodia scariosa and is home to many endangered species such as the Western Blue tongue Tiliqua occipitalis.

  • tiger bright by dnlddean

    acrilics on ply close up

Recent Work

  • A big cat by James Godber

    This photograph is AS IS. The tigress in this photograph is wild (though she wears a tracker collar) and lives in and around Ranthambhore National Park, India.

  • The Chinkara by James Godber

    We watched this small Indian Gazelle or Chinkara in the Kundal Biodiversity Reserve, a part of the Ranthambhore National Park, India. The Chinkara is an endangered species on the IUCN Red List but thankfully categorised as of Least Concern. Population of 100,000 worldwide. They are a really beautiful species!

  • Bridled Nailtail Wallaby by Sharon Wormleaton

    Bridled Nailtail Wallaby Onychogalea fraenata. Their 2008 IUCN Red List status is Endangered. This one was photographed while I was doing some volunteer conservation work at Scotia Sanctuary, one of the many Australian Wildlife Conservancies. If you want to find out more about Australian Wildlife Conservancies then click here / . / African wildlife / Desert Elephants of Namibia / Humpback Whale cards / Australian mammals / Black and whites / Landscapes / Reptiles / Other stuff / Australian birds / – Waterbirds / – Birds of prey / – Small passerines / – Cockatoos and parrots / – Kookaburras and kingfishers / – Honeyeaters and miners / – Miscellaneous species

  • Irresistible by parmi

    It’s hard to believe that this face will one day be hunting and killing. Lion Reserve in Zimbabwe are breeding and rereleasing brown lions back into the wild to help keep them away from extinction. www.lionalert.org for more details. This photo has not been enhanced, changed or edited in any way.

  • Numbat by Sharon Wormleaton

    Numbat Myrmecobius fasciatus. Photographed on a recent volunteer conservation project I participated in radiotracking Numbats at Dryandra Woodland in WA. The Numbat is listed as Endangered on the 2008 IUCN Red List. For more information on the Numbat or if you would like information on how to help go to the Project Numbat website / . / African wildlife / Desert Elephants of Namibia / Humpback Whale cards / Australian mammals / Black and whites / Landscapes / Reptiles / Other stuff / Australian birds / – Waterbirds / – Birds of prey / – Small passerines / – Cockatoos and parrots / – Kookaburras and kingfishers / – Honeyeaters and miners / – Miscellaneous species

  • Asian Elephant by starbucksgirl26

    A close up photo of one of the Asian Elephants at the Denver Zoo. They are currently undergoing an exhibit-growth/change and are working towards expanding their current exhibit into a world-class exhibit for their elephants and other Asian mammals.

  • Etosha In The Sun by parmi

    18 month old, male lion, Etosha, who we found playing with his brother, Echo in the Lion Encounter reserve, in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Etosha and Echo are part of a program to help keep brown lions away from extinction. They were raised in captivity and are slowly being integrated back into the wild again in a 5 step program, run by ALERT – African Lion & Environmental Research Trust (www.lionalert.org). They have successfully started breeding and reintroducing lions into the wild. The experience allowed us the chance to walk next to the almost fully grown cats, who were in their last stage of captivity and about to be released back into the wild again. BY now, Etosha and Echo would have left the program and be exploring Africa as they were always meant to do. This photo has not been enhanced, changed or edited in any way.

  • Silverback Mountain Gorilla by Steve Bulford

    WILD AND FREE / / To spend an hour with Mountain Gorillas is one of the best wildlife experiences you can ever hope for. They captivate you with their eyes and you become lost in the moment. Your time with them goes so fast you are left just wanting more… / / / Unfortunately, Mountain Gorilla numbers are small, with only approximately 700 left in the wild. The primary threat comes from forest clearance and degradation, as the region’s growing human population struggles to eke out a living. I am hopeful ways can be found to control these problems before it is too late. / / (Virunga volcanoes – Rwanda) / /

  • Danny the Chimpanzee by amjaywed

    Taken at Twycross Zoo, UK

  • Not So Cowardly by parmi

    18 month old Etosha, the male brown lion. Taken at Lion Encounter Reserve, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe Etosha is part of a breeding program which is helping to keep brown lions away from extinction. The 5 stage program, run by ALERT – African Lion & Environmental Research Trust (www.lionalert.org) breeds and raises cubs in captivity, gradually integrating them back into the wild as they grow up. Etosha has since been released back into the wild, and is now monitored at a distance by ALERT staff, to check on his progress. At the start of January 2009, Etosha and his brother, Echo had both successfully hunted and killed in the wild. The program achieved a success with these 2 lions. This photo has not been enhanced, changed or edited in any way.

  • Koala by Steve Bullock

    This cutie was keen to try and climb the walls at the Reptile Park.. just couldn’t understand why he couldn’t climb tin!

About This Group

Welcome to Endangered Species Group! The mission of this group is to educate people about endangered and threatened species of plants and animals and raise awareness of this critically important issue.

Please respect the group’s simple rules:

1. Name the species and give its status (e.g., threatened/endangered/critically endangered) and the threats to its survival for each upload. Your description is every bit as critical to acceptance of an image in this group as the quality of the image. Please take the time to look up some information about the species and educate your viewers and potential buyers. It could really make a difference in the survival of the species! Good sources of information are Wikipedia and the IUCN.

2. Please add only one artwork per day, which allows more exposure for all of your beautiful work and the animal/plant that is endangered.

3. We have also recently decided that we should tell some happy stories in this group - some endangered animals and plants have been pulled back from the brink of extinction with intensive conservation efforts. So we will allow images of animals that were previously endangered or threatened, but the images must contain information in the description about the conservation efforts that were used to bring the species back to healthy populations. Without this information, we cannot accept the image; remember - education is our main goal.

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