31K views · 506 reactions | The Ozark hellbender is an endangered species that’s also one of North America’s largest aquatic salamanders. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is working to reverse the species’ declining numbers, and earlier this week we released 113 hellbenders into the Eleven Point River, the only place the animal persists in The Natural State, from a captive breeding program at the St. Louis Zoo. | Arkansas Game and Fish Commission | Facebook

Our 10inTen conservation program has seen massive wins in 2025! From Macquarie perch to native freshwater mussels, crays, galaxias and more, we’ve marked world-firsts and innovated breeding techniques for our most at-risk aquatic species. Some major milestones we’ve hit: 🐟 First release of the critically endangered Moroka galaxias, and McDowall’s galaxias, into waters in East Gippsland. 🐟 Successful breeding of the critically endangered Glenelg freshwater mussel. 🐟 Rescue and restocking of Up

9.2K views · 132 reactions | How cute are these little turtles!  Our DBCA scientists based at Perth Zoo are working hard behind the scenes to breed and raise several species of critically endangered native animals for release programs around the state. Hear from Dr Harriet Mills about the western swamp tortoise breeding program and how they get the animals ready for release into the wild. | Parks and Wildlife Service, Western Australia | Facebook