Season 3: Endangered Species

An interesting fungus, with a funny name and a unique set of habitat requirements, is the first species on our journey about endangered species. It suffers from habitat loss and local extirpation, but its population decline is not severe enough to be considered threatened yet.

Sometimes, we don't know enough about a species to be able to categorize its threat of extinction. But why? Reasons can vary, but usually have to do with the difficulties of studying smaller, well-camouflaged organisms.

There are species on the brink of extinction, at risk of no longer existing. This series will focus on the smaller on more easily forgotten species under threat and give them a little time to shine.