Thread: I love that when I ask @NatGeo readers something—like their favorite little-known species in need of conservation efforts—I get amazing answers (and photographs) from all over the world https://email.nationalgeographic.com/H/2/v400000172  #EndangeredSpeciesDay

Reader Andrea Foley shared her photos of an African shoebill, a stork-like bird that can stand almost 5 feet tall.

Reader Andrea Wylie sent in an image of a red-shanked douc langur. Here are two in a photograph by Nat Geo's @joelsartore, who has taken images of 10,000 vulnerable animal species. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/05/meet-guina-mystery-cat-vulnerable-extinction/

. @NatGeo reader Cathy Brandt sent in this image of a Coastal Tailed Frog (Ascaphus truei), found in her backyard on Squak Mountain in Washington State. "They are the only frog in N. America that produces by internal fertilization, which is required in fast-moving waters."

John Laurie sent in this image of his favorite endangered animal, the South Georgia Pipit. He said the bird is "fighting its way back from virtual extinction after the rat eradication on the island."

How do you take great wildlife pictures? Here are tips from 2 former @NatGeo photographers, including this: Don't focus on the glamour animals. "All of them are interesting." https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-tips/pbb-wildlife/

Here are @NatGeo photographers' favorite images of endangered wildlife
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/05/national-geopgraphic-photographers-choose-favorite-endangered-animals/ @swfoto @Amivee @jenguyton @joelsartore #EndangeredSpeciesDay