Last month, the @IUCN listed the monarch butterfly as an #EndangeredSpecies. It is estimated that the eastern population of monarchs decreased by 84 percent between 1996 and 2014, and the western population by as much as 99.9 percent over the past 40 years. #EscapeFromExtinction

India’s native population of cheetahs was officially declared extinct in 1952. Now they’re coming back! Namibia is sending eight of its wild cats to India to kickstart a five-year restoration program. #EscapeFromExtinction

Florida wildlife biologists are hopeful that the St. Lucie River is reclaiming its historical role as a nursery for the critically #endangered smalltooth sawfish, who were driven away by decades of coastal development and habitat destruction. #EscapeFromExtinction

Projections previously indicated that the vaquita could be extinct by now but, while they remain the world's most #endangered marine mammal, new research shows the few survivors are reproducing. Against all odds, we still have a chance to save this species. #EscapeFromExtinction

The Rio Grande went dry last week and habitat for the #endangered Rio Grande silvery minnow went with it. Fish biologists are working hard to pull fish from warm puddles and relocate them to still-flowing sections of the river. #EscapeFromExtinction