Endangered Species On WWF Stamps

Eastern Lowland Gorilla, known as Grauer's gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri), is a subspecies of eastern gorilla endemic to the mountainous forests of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire). This beautiful set and SS were issued by DR of Congo on August 30, 2002:

Prosimians are the most primitive of the living primates, which also include the monkeys and apes. The name prosimian means pre-monkey. The living prosimians includes four families of lemurs, the bush babies, lorises and pottos, and the tarsiers.

One of the most beautiful WWF set in my collection is the one issued by Madagascar on April 16, 1988, shows four different endangered prosimians.

Greater Bamboo Lemur or Broad-nosed Gentle Lemur (Hapalemur simus):


Diademed Sifaka (Propithecus diadema):


Rest two stamps in the next post.

Here are the rest two stamps of the 1988 WWF set:

Indri (Indri indri):


Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata variegata):


The stamps were issued also in SS but without the WWF logo.

Blanford's Fox (Vulpes Cane), a fox lives in area from Israel all the way to Afghanistan and south to Oman, issued by Israel on May 3, 2000:

Wild Cats, WWF stamps issued by Thailand on September 26, 2011:
Leopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis):

Marbled Cat (Pardofelis marmorata):

Flat-headed Cat (Prionailurus planiceps):

Asiatic Golden Cat (Pardofelis temminckii):

Mauritania 1977 Steiner Page 6 (Cropped)
Currency UM = Ougiya (Mauritania) Pronounced (sort of) Al gwilia.

Red Kite (Milvus milvus), issued by Gibraltar on September 2, 1996:

Two different endangered species of primates are depicted on WWF set of stamps issued by Guinea on May 24, 2000:

Collared Mangabey (Cercocebus torquatus), a species of primate found in coastal, swamp, mangrove, and valley forests, from western Nigeria, into Cameroon, and throughout Equatorial Guinea, Guinea and Gabon:

The second species is the Guinea baboon (Papio papio), a baboon inhabits a small area in western Africa. Its range includes Guinea, Senegal, Gambia, southern Mauritania and western Mali:

Owl-faced Monkey, also known as Hamlyn's monkey (Cercopithecus hamlyni), a species inhabits the bamboo and primary rainforests of the Congo. This set was issued by the Congo on September 10, 2012:




Issued in a very big sheet contains four copies of the set:

Tiger (Panthera tigris), issued by Laos on February 1, 1984;

Here is a set of four official maxi cards of the Laos set of WWF stamps shows the Tiger (Panthera tigris) I posted above:

The first WWF stamp in the world was issued by France on October 11, 1969. It shows the European Mouflon or Mediterranean Mouflon (Ovis aries musimon), engraved by Robert Cami:

The Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) is one of two Critically Endangered subspecies of the western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) that lives in montane, primary and secondary forest and lowland swampland in central Africa in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. This set and SS were issued by the Central African Republic on June 25, 2015: