<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Its Nature&#187; Critically Endangered Species</title> <atom:link href="http://www.itsnature.org/category/endangered/critically/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.itsnature.org</link> <description>Its nature offers you interesting information and facts on the natural world</description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:49:44 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator> <item><title>European Sea Sturgeon</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/critically/european-sea-sturgeon/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/critically/european-sea-sturgeon/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:24:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Overkirils</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Critically Endangered Species]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=4261</guid> <description><![CDATA[Sturgeons are one of the so-called &#8220;living fossils&#8221;. In the time when dinosaurs ruled Earth, Sturgeon ancestors were the most widespread sea fish. Their appearance hasn&#8217;t changed since that time. This fish is also called the Baltic or simply Common Sturgeon. Nowadays, they live in the coastal waters of Europe north of Africa up to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/critically/european-sea-sturgeon/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Przewalski&#8217;s Horse</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/critically/przewalskis-horse/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/critically/przewalskis-horse/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 21:41:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Overkirils</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Critically Endangered Species]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=3395</guid> <description><![CDATA[Przewalski’s horse is nowadays the only true wild horse and is considered to be the ancestor of all races of the modern horse. Unfortunately, almost all specimen live in zoos. 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The Hawaiian Monk Seal is the most endangered seal in U.S. waters, with a population of about 1200 (the most endangered seal in the world is the Mediterranean Monk Seal). The Monk Seal subclass is [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/critically/hawaiian-monk-seal/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Saola</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/critically/saola/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/critically/saola/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 23:45:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Overkirils</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Critically Endangered Species]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=2921</guid> <description><![CDATA[Amazingly, the Saola were discovered by the Western civilisation only in 1992, but they&#8217;re already endangered, and their numbers are estimated to be below one thousand. They&#8217;re found only in Vietnam and Laos, near the border of the two countries. The reason for it&#8217;s late discovery is their elusiveness and cautiousness and the ability to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/critically/saola/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Gulf Coast Jaguarundi</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/critically/gulf-coast-jaguarundi/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/critically/gulf-coast-jaguarundi/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 22:33:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Overkirils</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Critically Endangered Species]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=2911</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Gulf Coast Jaguarundi are an extremely rare species of cat, found only in specific parts of Northern America &#8211; in the Western Gulf coastal grasslands of southern United States and Northwestern Mexico. These highly endangered weasel-like wild cats are on the brink of extinction, as more and more of their natural habitat is destroyed. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/critically/gulf-coast-jaguarundi/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Fossa</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/critically/fossa-2/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/critically/fossa-2/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:04:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Overkirils</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Critically Endangered Species]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=2851</guid> <description><![CDATA[Fossa is a very rare predatory mammal, found only on the island of Madagascar off the shore of Africa. These carnivores are closely related to Mongeese and in appearance they resemble a cross between a Puma and a dog, and their size of up to 6 feet (1.8 meters) make them the largest predatory mammal [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/critically/fossa-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pink-headed Duck</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/pink-headed-duck/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/pink-headed-duck/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:05:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Critically Endangered Species]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Endangered Species]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=2616</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Pink-headed Duck was a large diving duck that id now feared to be extinct. Once thriving throughout India, the swamps of Myanmar and Bangladesh the Pink-headed Duck has not been seen since the 1950&#8242;s even though numerous expeditions have taken place to locate the species. Despite the lack of sightings the Pink-headed Duck is [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/pink-headed-duck/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Crested Shelduck</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/crested-shelduck/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/crested-shelduck/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:16:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Critically Endangered Species]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Endangered Species]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=2589</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Crested Shelduck is an elusive species of bird that belongs to the Anatidae family. Very little is actually known about the Crested Shelduck which is mostly down to very limited observations of the species and although currently listed as critically endangered many believe that the Crested Shelduck may be extinct. The only reason that [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/crested-shelduck/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Barrio&#8217;s Frog</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/barrios-frog/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/barrios-frog/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:08:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Critically Endangered Species]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Endangered Species]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=2080</guid> <description><![CDATA[Barrio&#8217;s Frog is found in only one place in the world &#8211; Mehuin, Valdivia, Chille. These unique frogs are extremely fast and although they make their home around streams they are not very good swimmers, however they make up for it by being powerful jumpers. 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The Armenian birch mouse is found along the head of the Marmarik river and is a close relative of the jeroba and like the jeroba the Armenian birch mouse moves primarily along ground by [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/armenian-birch-mouse/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Anderson&#8217;s Salamander</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/andersons-salamander/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/andersons-salamander/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:30:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Critically Endangered Species]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Endangered Species]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=2052</guid> <description><![CDATA[Anderson&#8217;s Salamander is a unique species of salamander that is only found in Lake Zacapu, Mexico. 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Alsco Long-fingered Frog can be found on Mount Tchabal Mbabo in western Cameroon and is believed to be distributed in small but very dense fragmented groups. Due to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/alsco-long-fingered-frog/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Togo Slippery Frog</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/togo-slippery-frog/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/togo-slippery-frog/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:20:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Critically Endangered Species]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Endangered Species]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=1969</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Togo Slippery Frog is a close relative of the Goliath Frog and is usually found exclusively in Togo and Ghana. The Togo Slippery Frog is currently listed as critically endangered however the survival of these rare frogs is looking extremely bleak. The last time field research was carried out to locate the Togo Slippery [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/togo-slippery-frog/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Greater big-footed mouse</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/greater-big-footed-mouse/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/greater-big-footed-mouse/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:50:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Critically Endangered Species]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Endangered Species]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=1883</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Greater big-footed mouse is another species only found on the island of Madagascar that is coming under great threat. With the combination of fire during the dry season, cattle being pushed into its habitat and habitat loss mostly due to the human expansion the population of Greater big-footed mouse is declining. Currently classed as [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/greater-big-footed-mouse/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Hirola</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/hirola/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/hirola/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:55:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Critically Endangered Species]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Endangered Species]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=1874</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Hirola species of antelope is currently classed as critically endangered and has seen a gigantic drop in population over the last 30 years declining from around 14,000 to current figures of just over 600. The reason for the massive decline in population is a combination of habit loss, poaching and even natural drought. Once [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/hirola/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Golden-crowned sifaka</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/golden-crowned-sifaka/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/golden-crowned-sifaka/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:09:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Critically Endangered Species]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Endangered Species]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=1784</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Golden-crowned sifaka is one of the most rare lemurs on the island of Madagascar and is the smallest out of the three sifaka species. Exclusive to Madagascar like all lemurs, the Golden-crowned sifaka is estimated to have a population of around 6 &#8211; 10,000 and are restricted to a handful of broken and isolated [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/golden-crowned-sifaka/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Mediterranean monk seal</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/mediterranean-monk-seal/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/mediterranean-monk-seal/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:59:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Critically Endangered Species]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Endangered Species]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=1655</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Mediterranean monk seal&#8216;s are the most critically endangered of all sea mammals are a re believed to number as low as 400 &#8211; 500 individuals and still declining. The Monk seals are under threat in a variety of different which all stem back to human presence. Although the Monk seals have been hunted throughout [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/mediterranean-monk-seal/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Anderson&#8217;s mouse opossum</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/andersons-mouse-opossum/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/andersons-mouse-opossum/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:23:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Critically Endangered Species]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Endangered Species]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=1642</guid> <description><![CDATA[Anderson&#8217;s mouse opossum is a small marsupial that is thought o live exclusively in the forest areas of the Andes in Southern Peru. This species is very rare and until 1998 was only known by 1 specimen that was found over 50 years ago. In 1998 6 more specimens were uncovered in the Andes but [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/andersons-mouse-opossum/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Seychelles sheath-tailed bat</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/seychelles-sheath-tailed-bat/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/seychelles-sheath-tailed-bat/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:04:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Critically Endangered Species]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Endangered Species]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=1582</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Seychelles sheath-tailed bat is native to the Seychelles islands and can only be found in two isolated locations. The population of the Seychelles sheath-tailed bat&#8217;s is steadily declining due to loss of habitat and human expansion as a great number of caverns the bats used to roost are within human development sites, there is [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/seychelles-sheath-tailed-bat/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Greater bamboo lemur</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/greater-bamboo-lemur/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/greater-bamboo-lemur/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:12:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Critically Endangered Species]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Endangered Species]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=1574</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Greater bamboo lemur s found exclusively on the island of Madagascar and can be immediately recognized by its prominent white ears. The Greater bamboo lemur was actually believed to have been extinct up until 1972 when a small isolated population was discovered. 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Its population numbers are unknown but there is hope that the Wroughton&#8217;s free-tailed bat may have more localized populations that have not yet been discovered. Wroughton&#8217;s free-tailed bat was previously considered as [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/wroughtons-free-tailed-bat/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Onager</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/onager/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/onager/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:08:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Critically Endangered Species]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Endangered Species]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=1502</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Onager are a large type of wild ass and the fastest of the species reaching up to 70km per hour. Once situated across all of Iran the Onager&#8217;s can now only be found in two locations and both of which are conservation areas. The Onager population is estimated to be around 500 and although [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/onager/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Javan Rhinoceros</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/critically/javan-rhinoceros/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/critically/javan-rhinoceros/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:13:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Critically Endangered Species]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Slideshow]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=1456</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Javan Rhinoceros is the rarest of all living rhino species today. Boasting a massive bulk and densely folded skin the Javan Rhinoceros population has decreased rapidly leaving only around 60 individual rhinos alive today, one group in Vietnam and the other in Java, Indonesia. The massive drop in population is down to a combination [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/critically/javan-rhinoceros/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Sumatran Rabbit</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/sumatran-rabbit/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/sumatran-rabbit/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:50:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Critically Endangered Species]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Endangered Species]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=1448</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Sumatran Rabbit is native to the forests of Indonesia and is extremely rare, so rare even that until recently locals didn&#8217;t even acknowledge its existence and still have no name for it in their native tongue. This elusive rabbit was though extinct for a long time with no sightings at all since 1930 until [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/sumatran-rabbit/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Northern hairy-nosed wombat</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/northern-hairy-nosed-wombat/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/northern-hairy-nosed-wombat/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:48:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Critically Endangered Species]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Endangered Species]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=1440</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Northern hairy-nosed wombat is the world biggest burrowing herbivore mammal and is exclusive to Australia. The Northern hairy-nosed wombat is listed as critically endangered because of the massive drop of population  caused by loss of habitat and the introduction of dangerous predators like Dingos. There are no more Northern hairy-nosed wombats left out in [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/northern-hairy-nosed-wombat/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Bactrian Camel</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/bactrian-camel/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/endangered/bactrian-camel/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:39:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Critically Endangered Species]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Endangered Species]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=1430</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Bactrian Camel is a true survivor, these ancient dual humped camels and survive for great periods without food or water and can even with stand nuclear radiation. 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