Spectral tarsiers in a ficus tree in Tangkoko Batuangus Nature Reserve, Indonesia
© Ondrej Prosicky/Shutterstoc
All eyes on sustainability
We don't need an excuse to highlight and celebrate wildlife, but as it turns out, today is the UN's World Wildlife Day. This year's theme is 'Sustaining all life on Earth,' focusing on biodiversity. The UN and its partners are producing a series of programmes and social media activities, including an event at UN Headquarters in New York, a film festival, and an international youth art competition.
Tangkoko Batuangus Nature Reserve in Indonesia is a great symbol of biodiversity, protecting hundreds of species of plants, mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. Among the threatened mammals there are these spectral tarsiers. These small nocturnal primates have eyes that are larger than their brains, giving them an alien-like appearance. They're not in imminent danger of going extinct but are classified as vulnerable, and their population has decreased due to human activity and habitat loss.
Related Images
Burgundy snails, also called edible snails
Javan tree frog
Jungle cat hunting somewhere in India
African bush elephants at Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya
Panther chameleon in Amber Mountain National Park, Madagascar
Giant tortoises on Alcedo Volcano in the Galapagos Islands
Pinzon Island tortoise hatchling emerging from its egg at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Male and female Ecuadorian horned anoles in Mindo, Ecuador
Bing Today Images
