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Mooney Goes Wild contributor Terry Flanagan shares his latest round up of nature news.
Fauna & Flora, an international nature conservation group, has identified 10 weird and wonderful species at risk of extinction for its "watch list" this year as it works with partners across the world to aid their survival. They are facing threats such as habitat loss, climate change, disease and hunting, the charity said.
These are the species to watch in 2025!
— Fauna & Flora (@FaunaFloraInt) January 7, 2025
From paperclip-sized lizards to ocean giants, we've identified 10 extraordinary species in urgent need of conservation focus. Learn more about these threatened species and Fauna & Flora's work to protect them: https://t.co/ATxvB8rOBj pic.twitter.com/WThJMllABw
The list includes the critically endangered European mink, found in countries such as Romania, a recently discovered species of magnolia found in Honduras, and the great hornbill bird species from south Asia.
However, Chief Executive Mr Teleki said "glimmers of progress and hope" in 2024 included breakthroughs in aligning nature and climate at UN conferences and formalising the vital roles of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in conservation policy and decision-making.
The charity's conservationists will work to safeguard the tiny Nguru spiny pygmy chameleon, which blends in with the leaf litter and lower vegetation of its montane forest habitat in Tanzania, but is severely threatened by agricultural expansion logging and the illegal pet trade.
The gigantic whale shark, measuring up to 18 metres long, also faces numerous threats such as targeted fishing, accidental entanglement in nets, tourist disturbance and an overheating ocean.
Fauna & Flora teams and their local partners are engaging with communities and policymakers in Myanmar, Honduras, and Sao Tome and Principe, to improve protection measures for the whale shark and other shark species.
Elsewhere, the charity is working to understand what is driving the trafficking of the steppe tortoise, the first vertebrate animal to successfully orbit the Moon as part of a Soviet-led mission in 1968, found in countries such as Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, the populations of which are in steep decline.
Mr Teleki said: "Together with our global network of partners, we’re working to protect a wide range of species teetering on the brink of extinction."
Flora and Fauna's watchlist for 2025:
