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Bulgaria Post issued these FDC included 4 pieces of stamps depicted Huso huso with logo of WWF on 2004.
The beluga or European sturgeon (Huso huso) is a species of anadromous fish in the sturgeon family (Acipenseridae) of order Acipenseriformes. It is found primarily in the Caspian and Black Sea basins, and occasionally in the Adriatic Sea. Heavily fished for the female’s valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge (some documented specimens attain nearly 6 meters [19 feet]), slow-growing and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years.
The species’ numbers have been greatly reduced by overfishing and poaching, prompting many governments to enact restrictions on its trade. The most similar to the (Huso Huso) Beluga is the (Huso Dauricus) “River Beluga”.The English name comes from the Russian (beluga) .The beluga is a large predator which feeds on other fish. Beluga sturgeons are fish, and are unrelated to the (mammalian) beluga whale. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered.
Price of these FDC (2 sheets): USD. 9.00
The Saola occurs in the Annamite Range’s moist forests and the Eastern Indochina dry and monsoon forests. They have been spotted in steep river valleys at about 300 to 1800 m above sea level. These regions are distant from human settlements, covered primarily in evergreen or mixed evergreen and deciduous woodlands. The species seems to prefer edge zones of the forests.They are shy and never enter cultivated fields or come close to villages. To date, all known captive saolas have died, leading to the belief that this species cannot live in captivity.
The Saola or Vu Quang ox, also, infrequently, Vu Quang bovid (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis), one of the world’s rarest mammals, is a forest-dwelling bovine found only in Vietnam (Vu Quang Nature Reserve) and in Laos, near the Vietnam-Laotian border. Its name Saola means spindle-[horned].
Vietnam Post issued this FDC include 4 stamps series with logo of WWF on 2000
Price of this FDC: USD. 5.00
The great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran) is the largest species of hammerhead shark, family Sphyrnidae, attaining a maximum length of 6.1 m (20 ft). It is found in tropical and warm temperate waters worldwide, inhabiting coastal areas and the continental shelf. A solitary, strong-swimming apex predator, the great hammerhead feeds on a wide variety of prey ranging from crustaceans and cephalopods, to bony fishes, to smaller sharks. Although potentially dangerous, the great hammerhead rarely attacks humans. As a result, great hammerhead populations are declining substantially worldwide, and it has been assessed as Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Monserrat Post Office issued this FDC include 4 stamps series with logo WWF on 1999.
Price of this FDC : USD. 9.00
This FDC depicted 4 species of butterfly, ie: 48c – Small copper, 60c – Green-hairstreek, 65c – painted lady, e1-Pearl bordered fritilary. It has issued together 4 stamps series with logo of WWF and one souvenir sheet on 2005.
The Small Copper, or (Lycaena phlaeas) is a butterfly of the Lycaenids or gossamer-winged butterfly family. The upperside forewings are a bright orange with a dark outside edge border and with eight or nine black spots. The hindwings are dark with an orange border.
The Green Hairstreak is a small butterfly, which is still widespread across most of the UK. The Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
The Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) is a well-known colourful butterfly, sometimes known in North America as the Cosmopolitan. This butterfly has a strange pattern of flying in a sort of screw shape. It is one of the most widespread of all butterflies, found on every continent except Antarctica and South America.
The Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.It is orange with black spots on the upperside of its wing and has a wingspan of 38–46 mm. On the underside of the wings there is a row of silver pearly markings along the edge, which give the species its name.
Price of this FDC : USD. 9.00
Jersey Post issued the second series of rare fauna on 2004 with logo of WWF. The stamps depicted 4 species : 32 c- Wall Lizard, 33c-Ant Lion, 49c-Field Cricket and 70c-Dartfort Warbler.
Price of this FDC : USD 8.00
The European Ratsnake or Leopard Snake (Zamenis situla) is a species of snake in the Colubridae family. It is found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy, the Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Serbia and Montenegro, Turkey, Ukraine, and possibly Cyprus. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, pastureland, plantations, and rural gardens.
Ukraina Post Office issued this FDC include 4 stamp series with logo WWF on 2002.
Price of this FDC : USD. 5.00
The Grey-headed Albatross, Thalassarche chrysostoma, also known as the Grey-headed Mollymawk, is a large seabird from the albatross family. It has a circumpolar distribution, nesting on isolated islands in the Southern Ocean and feeding at high latitudes, further south than any of the other mollymawks. Its name derives from its ashy grey head, throat, and upper neck. Grey-headed Albatrosses nest in colonies on several islands in the Southern Ocean, with large colonies on South Georgia in the South Atlantic, and other smaller colonies .The IUCN classifies this bird as vulnerable due to rapidly declining numbers.
The Postal Administration of South Georgia issued this FDC include 4 stamps series with logo WWF .
Price of this FDC: USD. 9.00
The Subantarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis) is a fur seal found in the southern parts of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans. The Subantarctic Fur Seal is medium-sized compared with other fur seals. Males grow to 2 m and 160 kg whereas females are substantially smaller—1.4 m and 50 kg. Both sexes have a distinctive creamy-orange chest and face. The belly is more brownish. Males have a dark grey to black back. The female’s is a lighter grey. Subantarctic Fur Seals live for about 20-25 years.
Tristan da Cunha Post issued this FDC include 4 stamps series with logo of WWF on 2004.
Price of this FDC : USD. 9.00
The Red Kite (Milvus milvus) is a medium-large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, The species is currently endemic to the Western Palearctic region in Europe and northwest Africa, though formerly also occurred just outside in northern Iran. The Red Kite is 60–66 cm long with a 175–195 cm wingspan; males have a weight of 800–1200 g, and females 1000–1300 g. It is an elegant bird, soaring with long wings held at a dihedral, and long forked tail twisting as it changes direction. The body, upper tail and wing coverts are rufous. The white primary flight feathers contrast with the black wing tips and dark secondaries.
Gibraltar Post issued this FDC include 4 stamps series with logo of WWF on 1998.
Price of this FDC : USD. 9.00
