Vital Invertebrates

News of the conservation status of the world's invertebrates, and the odd story. From the Terrestrial Invertebrate Red List Authority.

[Vital Invertebrates @tirla1]

🚨The Indianapolis Zoo Uproar Conservation Challenge is here!🚨

Help two of our threatened beetles (Giant Fijian Longhorn Beetle & American Burying Beetle) advance through Round 1!

Round 1 voting: March 16-19 @ https://t.co/MknMfUeIWN #UproarChallenge

[Vital Invertebrates @tirla1]

We're delighted to see our friend, the Bolivian Ornate Tiger Beetle, still going strong in the @IndianapolisZoo Uproar Conservation Challenge!

Will it be crowned the winner? You decide!

Keep voting daily! Voting closes on 4 April @ 1:30pm Eastern Time.

https://t.co/mqHE9QvIVP

[Monika Bohm @MonniKaboom]

It's the FINAL ROUND of the @IndianapolisZoo Uproar Conservation Challenge! Four species - who will win?

Two of my favorites are still in the competition: the Bolivian Ornate Tiger Beetle & the Kyrgyzstan Wild Tulip!

[Vital Invertebrates @tirla1]

Keep voting! Just <9 hours to make up some percentage points! We know it's a heartbreaking match up either way! https://t.co/mqHE9QvIVP

@RWPZoo @stlzoo @xercessociety @CincinnatiZooBG @zoos_aquariums @USFWS @NebraskaDWEE @OKWildlifeDept @SD_DANR @ARDeptAg @EntsocAmerica @TheKDWP

[Vital Invertebrates @tirla1]

Our team has halved, but we're still in the @IndianapolisZoo Uproar Conservation Challenge! #Uproarchallenge

Support the American Burying Beetle in a tough match up in Round 2! Voting closes on 23 March 23:59 Eastern Time.

[Vital Invertebrates @tirla1]

#DYK we recently carried out a reassessment for the @IUCNRedList as well as a Green Status assessment that will be submitted to the IUCN Red List Unit in early 2026! In collab with @zoos_aquariums SAFE program!

Video credit: Roger Williams Park Zoo

[Vital Invertebrates @tirla1]

Our team has halved, but we're still in the @IndianapolisZoo Uproar Conservation Challenge! #Uproarchallenge

Support the American Burying Beetle in a tough match up in Round 2! Voting closes on 23 March 23:59 Eastern Time.

[Global Center for Species Survival @ProtectSpecies]

Dr. Monni Böhm is speaking now about a recent paper she co-authored. Monni is our Freshwater Conservation Coordinator at the Global Center. @MonniKaboom @tirla1 @INAcademyOfSci

[Vital Invertebrates @tirla1]

Well done, Milton Medina, Ann Cabras & team! No doubt more to come!

[Vital Invertebrates @tirla1]

Last week, our wonderful team of beetle enthusiasts added two species of Philippine beetle to the @IUCNRedList, including this stunning chap https://t.co/XINcibOpjC petertaylori, which was listed as Endangered.

[Vital Invertebrates @tirla1]

We identify with that statement!

[IUCNButterflySG @IUCNButterflySG]

Check out the @IUCNRedList website for more on these latest assessments. For us, after the #RedList update is before the Red List update, so back to work!

[Vital Invertebrates @tirla1]

Lepidoptera on the @IUCNRedList - the latest news from our friends @IUCNButterflySG.

[IUCNButterflySG @IUCNButterflySG]

Last week, just over 100 Lepidoptera species fluttered onto the @IUCNRedList! Here is a quick overview!

[Global Center for Species Survival @ProtectSpecies]

Great reminder! We strongly recommend you #LeaveTheLeaves. Yard debris provides a needed home for thousands of small creatures that provide a big benefit to the environment. Leaves also protect vulnerable garden plants through the winter by providing insulation from the cold.

[Diversity MDPI @DiversityMDPI]

#DiversityMDPI, New publication "Catalyzing #Red #List Assessments of Underrepresented Taxa through Partner Networks and Student Engagement" at the link: https://t.co/08G57ObhlR

[IUCNButterflySG @IUCNButterflySG]

Congratulations @tirla1 - and thanks for the mention of the Butterfly & Moth SG! Happy to help in this endeavour!

[Vital Invertebrates @tirla1]

@MonniKaboom Phew that's a relief! 😍

[Vital Invertebrates @tirla1]

🚨New paper alert!

Realizing the capacity of @tirla1 is vastly outnumbered by the number of species requiring @IUCNRedList assessments, we stuck our head together, put our feelers out & got recruiting.

You can read our story here: https://t.co/OCOCc9IX8C @MDPIOpenAccess

[Monika Bohm @MonniKaboom]

This paper was a super fun experience to put together & gets me hyped for what's to come!

We're building a partner network to create additional @IUCNRedList capacity for underrepresented taxa & it's the best bunch of people one could ever work with!

See 🧵below...

[Vital Invertebrates @tirla1]

Here again a link to the paper: https://t.co/OCOCc9IX8C

[Vital Invertebrates @tirla1]

For this latest paper, we were super pleased to incorporate the input from our growing network, including our first generation of students, as well as experts from other underrepresented species groups - think fungi! @IUCNfungi @CatiaCanteiro