Protect Species Videos
Vital species of sandy beach ecosystems, hermit crabs face increasing threats from habitat loss, climate change, plastic pollution and wildlife trade. Join leading researchers and conservationists for a meeting in Okinawa, where these animals are classified as a national treasure, for the first workshop dedicated to the conservation of terrestrial hermit crabs.
Fungi are the unsung heroes of the natural world. Life on Earth as we know it wouldn’t be possible without them. And just like plants and animals, they are at risk of extinction.
Migratory monarch butterflies are now categorized as Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Dr. Monni Böhm talks with Shannon Cagel about the challenges facing this butterfly species and how we can all help.
Dr. Sérgio Henriques, the Invertebrate Conservation Coordinator at the Global Center for Species Survival, has partnered with Re:wild’s “Lost Species” program. Sérgio is searching for evidence that Fagilde’s trapdoor spider still exists, after being lost to science for nearly 100 years.
Cátia Canteiro, the Plants & Fungi Conservation Coordinator at the Global Center for Species Survival, talks with Anastasiya Timoshyna from TRAFFIC International about the sustainable use of plant materials.
Happy Save a Spider Day! Our own Spider-Man – Global Center for Species Survival Invertebrate Conservation Coordinator Dr. Sérgio Henriques – takes a moment to show us how to safely and easily relocate a spider outside. Share this video to help others learn how to save spiders!