The Pernambuco Pygmy Owl Glaucidium mooreorum is among the rarest birds on Earth, known from just two museum specimens and a few recorded vocalisations. Officially described in 2002, this tiny owl is no larger than 13 cm and is likely the rarest bird in the world. They have not been sighted since 2001, and may already be extinct. Rampant #deforestation for sugarcane plantations, #palmoil, #soy and #meat and ongoing habitat destruction have decimated their native range. If this species still survives, fewer than 50 adults remain. The continued decimation of #Brazil’s Atlantic Forest leaves no margin for error. Act now to protect what remains. Help them every time you shop and #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife #Vegan #BoycottMeat
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Pied Tamarin Saguinus bicolor
Pied #Tamarins are fascinating and vibrant black-faced #monkeys with a shock of white fur around their muzzle and chest and expressive brown eyes. They are found only in the shrinking forests of Manaus, #Brazil. As bulldozers carve roads and cities sprawl, their home is being destroyed for #palmoil, #soy, #beef farming, #gold #mining, and relentless urban expansion. These tamarins also face threats from disease, predators, and the illegal pet trade. Use your wallet as a weapon and BoycottPalmOil, Boycott4Wildlife, BoycottGold4Yanomami, and be #Vegan to help their survival.
Caquetá Tití Monkey Plecturocebus caquetensis
Caquetá Titi Monkeys have a distinctive song and they purr like a kitten they form monogamous partnerships. Discovered relatively recently in 2010, these beautiful and fascinating monkeys are now critically endangered due to the massive deforestation that is occurring in Colombia for palm oil and other commodities. It is believed that fewer than 100 individuals Caquetá Titi Monkeys are left in the wild and fewer than 50 mature individuals. The habitat of the Caquetá Titi Monkeys is in an advanced state of fragmentation caused by extensive cattle ranching and illegal crop cultivation. Fight for them and resist greed and greenwashing when you be #vegan #BoycottMeat #Boycott4Wildlife
Blue-billed Curassow Crax alberti
Help save Colombia’s Blue-billed Curassow, a critically endangered bird facing extinction from habitat loss due to palm oil and coca plantations!
King Cobra Ophiophagus hannah
Known as the serpentine king of the jungle in South East Asia, and inspiration for the villain Kaa in the Jungle Book, the King Cobra lives in many different environments, including pristine forests, degraded forests, mangroves, swamps and woodlands of #Thailand, #Cambodia, #Malaysia, #Laos, #Vietnam, #Bangladesh and #India. Their main threat is human-wildlife conflict and ongoing persecution. Palm oil deforestation and other agricultural expansion is also a big threat throughout their range. The world’s largest venomous #snake has a neurotoxic bite powerful enough to kill twenty people or an adult elephant. Sadly, these majestic creatures are persecuted for this reason and do not have adequate protection. Help them every time you shop and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife
Timneh Parrot Psittacus timneh
The Timneh Parrot, a smaller and darker cousin of the African Grey Parrot, captivates with their intelligence, vibrant personalities, and ability to mimic speech. However, their beauty and charm have contributed to their decline. The illegal pet trade is depleting wild populations, with poachers raiding nests to meet global demand. Meanwhile, habitat destruction driven by out-of-control palm oil plantations, meat agriculture, and crops like cocoa, coffee, and tobacco is eroding their forest homes.
Research shows that the parrot trade, facilitated by social media, has expanded into new regions like Algeria, where demand for exotic pets continues to fuel poaching. The population declines are staggering—studies in Cameroon show local reductions of up to 99% over 14 years due to trapping and habitat loss. Protecting these parrots requires ending the demand for wild-caught birds and halting deforestation in West Africa. Take action today: #BoycottPalmOil #BoycottMeat #Boycott4Wildlife.
White-thighed Colobus Colobus vellerosus
The White-thighed Colobus (Colobus vellerosus), also known as the Ursine Colobus or Geoffroy’s Black-and-White Colobus, is a striking primate of West Africa and is currently listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Their numbers have plummeted by over 80% in just three generations due to rampant deforestation driven by logging, agriculture, and expanding palm oil plantations. Intense bushmeat hunting and weakening traditional taboos have further accelerated their decline. With fewer than 1,500 individuals thought to remain in the wild, urgent action is needed to save them. Use your wallet as a weapon—boycott products that contain palm oil and support ethical, indigenous-led conservation. BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife #Vegan #BoycottMeat
Krokosua Squeaking Frog Arthroleptis krokosua
Help save one of Africa’s most endangered amphibians, the Krokosua Squeaking Frog from logging and palm oil deforestation. Take action, boycott palm oil
Roloway Monkey Cercopithecus roloway
The Roloway Monkey is one of West Africa’s rarest primates, instantly recognisable by their elegant white beard and striking brow band. Once common in the lush rainforests of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, the Roloway Monkey now survives only in isolated pockets of old-growth forest. The Roloway Monkey’s world is shrinking rapidly—palm oil, cocoa, and logging companies clear the last ancient trees, while hunters target the Roloway Monkey for bushmeat. The air is thick with the scent of damp earth and the distant echo of chainsaws. With fewer than 2,000 Roloway Monkeys left, their future hangs by a thread. Stand with indigenous communities defending the last forests. Use your wallet as a weapon. #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife #Vegan
Miss Waldron’s Red Colobus Piliocolobus waldroni
xMiss Waldron’s Red Colobus, a secretive old world primate sport chestnut, black, and white white fur that surrounds their expressive faces. They live in the dense canopies of West Africa’s dwindling forests. Their story is one of ever-increasing fragility, on the edge of survival. Sightings of these magnificent primates have faded away since 1978. The last evidence, a skin, emerged in 2002.
These monkey species have been driven towards the extinction by palm oil, cocoa, and rubber plantations along with hunting for bushmeat. Their calls, once a common cacophony are now nearly permanently silenced. Miss Waldron’s Red Colobus serve as a living warning for forest health. They disappear before most other mammals wherever the forests fall. Support indigenous sovereignty and safeguarding of ecosystems—use your wallet as a weapon and #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife.
Bearded Pig Sus barbatus
Bearded Pigs have hair which grows along their lower jaws that resembles a beard – giving them their distinctive whiskery appearance and their name. The Bearded Pig is an integral part of Southeast Asia’s tropical ecosystems, known for their unique appearance and critical role as seed dipersers in forest health. They are the only pig species known to migrate, moving in synchrony with fruiting seasons. However, they face mounting threats from habitat loss for palm oil and timber, along with illegal hunting, and disease. Help them to survive and use your wallet as a weapon in the supermarket #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife
Palm Oil Deforestation Threatens Sulawesi’s Macaques
Illegal logging and palm oil destroying rainforests of Sulawesi endangering the island’s critically endangered Sulawesi black-crested macaques. Fight back!
Spectral Tarsier Tarsius tarsier
The Spectral Tarsier Tarsius tarsier is one of the smallest and most endearing #primates in the world. With the largest eye-to-body ratio of any #mammal, this wide-eyed, nocturnal #insectivore is found only in #Sulawesi and nearby Indonesian islands. Although they show some tolerance to human-altered landscapes, they are listed as #Vulnerable by the Red List due to rampant #deforestation for #palmoil and #timber agriculture, limestone #mining, #pesticide use and agricultural #pollution and the illegal pet trade. These elusive primates are declining fast. Use your wallet as a weapon: always choose products that are 100% palm oil-free and never support the exotic pet trade.#BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife #Vegan
Titiwangsa Horned Tree Lizard Acanthosaura titiwangsaensis
The Titiwangsa Horned Tree Lizard is a stunning and elusive reptile found exclusively in the cool montane forests of Peninsular Malaysia’s Titiwangsa Mountain Range. First described in 2009, they are known for their striking spines and intricate camouflage, which allow them to blend seamlessly into their forested environment. They are threatened by palm oil deforestation and urban expansion in Peninsular Malaysia. Help them to survive when you #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife in the supermarket!
Skywalker Hoolock Gibbon Hoolock tianxing
Rare Skywalker Hoolock Gibbons are Endangered primates in Myanmar and China’s forests. Described in 2017, help them survive when you shop boycott4wildlife!
Müller’s gibbon Hylobates muelleri
The Bornean Gibbon Hylobates muelleri, also known as Müller’s #gibbon or the Southern Grey Gibbon, is a master of the treetops and a celebrated forest singer. Their haunting duets echo across the rainforest canopy, keeping family bonds strong and warning intruders away. But these calls are growing rarer. The Müller’s gibbon is listed as #Endangered due to relentless forest loss caused by logging, #palmoil expansion, #fire, and #hunting. Their future depends on the survival of Borneo’s rainforests. Take action and use your wallet as a weapon! #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife be #Vegan and #BoycottMeat
Silvery Gibbon Hylobates moloch
Silvery Gibbon Hylobates moloch Red List Status: Endangered Locations: Indonesia (island of Java, including provinces of Banten, West Java, and Central Java as far east as the Dieng Mountains) The Silvery #Gibbon 🩶🐒🐵 of genus ‘Hylobates’ meaning ‘Forest Walker’. They sing to each other in ‘local’ accents and do thrilling acrobatics 🤸♂️ They are #endangered,Continue reading “Silvery Gibbon Hylobates moloch”
Storm’s Stork Ciconia stormi
Storm’s Stork Ciconia stormi is the rarest and most elusive stork in Asia, palm oil is a threat boycott palm oil for them!
Wild Water Buffalo Bubalus arnee
Massive, muscular, and critically under threat, the Wild Water Buffalo Bubalus arnee is the endangered ancestor of all domestic buffalo breeds. Once roaming vast swathes of South and Southeast Asia, fewer than 4,000 individual buffaloes remain today, scattered across shrinking habitats in India, Nepal, Cambodia, and a handful of neighbouring nations. Their decline is driven by interbreeding with domestic buffalo species, habitat destruction from farming and palm oil plantations, hunting, and disease transmission from livestock. This ancient grazer of flooded grasslands and braided rivers is vanishing before our eyes. Speak out for them and support indigenous-led efforts to restore their ecosystems. #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife
Malayan Forest Gecko Cyrtodactylus pulchellus
The Malayan Forest Gecko, a rare reptile endemic to Peninsular Malaysia’s dense rainforests, is in grave danger due to deforestation for palm oil plantations
Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus
The Masked Finfoot is vanishing before our eyes. These rare and secretive waterbirds are in freefall due to palm oil expansion and habitat destruction.
Bornean Peacock-pheasant Polyplectron schleiermacheri
Protect Borneo’s elusive Peacock-Pheasant. These rare birds, known for their iridescent plumage, face a grave threat from out-of-control palm oil plantations
Siamang Symphalangus syndactylus
Siamang Symphalangus syndactylus Endangered Indonesia, Thailand, Sumatra The siamang is the largest and most vocal of all gibbons, known for their spectacular morning calls that resonate across the forests of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia. Their complex vocalisations, amplified by a throat sac, serve as a hallmark of their species and a testament to their socialContinue reading “Siamang Symphalangus syndactylus”
Sipora Flying Squirrel Hylopetes sipora
On the small, forested island of #Sipora, #Indonesia the Sipora flying #squirrel Hylopetes sipora drifts silently between ancient trees. This rare squirrel is found nowhere else on earth. At night, the Sipora flying squirrel emerges from the hollows of towering trees, their large eyes scanning the dim canopy. With a sudden leap, they unfold their patagium—a membrane stretching from wrist to ankle—and glide effortlessly through the air, landing on a distant branch with barely a sound. The forests of Sipora are being cleared for #timber, charcoal and #palmoil, leaving the Sipora flying squirrel with fewer places to hide. Use your wallet as a weapon and #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife.
Siberut Flying Squirrel Petinomys lugens
The Siberut Flying Squirrel is one of the world’s most elusive gliders, found only in the #Mentawai Archipelago’s humid forests. At dusk, the Siberut Flying Squirrel launches from high branches, spreading their soft, square-shaped patagium to drift silently between ancient trees. The air is thick with the scent of damp earth and moss, and the only sound is the faint rustle of leaves as the Siberut Flying #Squirrel lands. Their world is shrinking fast—logging and #palmoil plantations are destroying the last forests on #Siberut, #Sipora, and North Pagai. No conservation actions protect the Siberut Flying Squirrel. Stand with indigenous communities and use your wallet as a weapon. #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife
Woolly Flying Squirrel Eupetaurus cinereus
The Western Woolly Flying #Squirrel Eupetaurus cinereus is one of the world’s largest and least understood gliding mammals. Once thought extinct for nearly 70 years, they were rediscovered in the remote mountainous forests of northern #Pakistan and #India in 1994. This remarkable species inhabits high-altitude cliffs and coniferous forests, where they glide with effortless grace between trees despite their large size. However, their survival is under severe threat from habitat destruction, #deforestation, and human persecution. Help them by sharing out this campaign and calling out exploitative industries, it’s the #Boycott4Wildlife
Mentawi Flying Squirrel Iomys sipora
Endemic to Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands, these rare and beautiful gliding mammals are endangered due to deforestation. Boycott palm oil for their survival
Vordermann’s Flying Squirrel Petinomys vordermanni
In #Borneo’s twilight, the Vordermann’s flying #squirrel emerges from her nest, resplendent with orange cheeks and black-ringed eyes. This small, #nocturnal #mammal is a master of the rainforest canopy. They use an ingenious membrane called a patagium to effortlessly glide between trees. A flying squirrel’s world is one of constant motion and quiet vigilance. Don’t let this world disappear! The forests that sustain them are vanishing at an alarming rate. Palm oil-driven deforestation, logging, and land conversion are tearing through their habitat, leaving only fragmented forest. Use your wallet as a weapon and #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife.
Northern Glider Petaurus abidi
The Northern Glider is a Critically Endangered species of gliding #marsupial found only in the Torricelli Mountains of #PapuaNewGuinea. First described in 1981, they remain one of the rarest and least studied members of the Petauridae family. Their population is in steep decline due to deforestation, habitat destruction for #palmoil, and #hunting for #bushmeat. With an estimated range of less than 100 square kilometres, the Northern Glider is at extreme risk of #extinction unless urgent conservation efforts are made to protect their habitat. Take action and resist for this species every time you shop and go #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife in the supermarket.
Smoky Flying Squirrel Pteromyscus pulverulentus
The Smoky Flying Squirrel (Pteromyscus pulverulentus) is a rare and elusive creature silently and gracefully gliding between the towering canopies of Southeast Asia’s rainforests. With their smoky-grey fur, expansive gliding membrane, and bushy tail, these squirrels are perfectly adapted to a dynamic life on the move in the treetops.
Classified as Endangered by the IUCN, their populations are dwindling and at a critical all time low due to habitat destruction from timber logging, palm oil plantations, and agricultural expansion. This fleet footed nocturnal marvel symbolises the fragile ecosystems of Southeast Asia. Protect them by boycotting palm oil and fighting deforestation. #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife
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