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Photograph by Joel Sartore
Vernal pool tadpole shrimp

Status: Endangered
Date listed: September 9, 1994
Population: Unknown
Habitat: Vernal pools and swales
Current range: Central Valley, California
Threats: Habitat destruction, pollution
Photographed: Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge, near Los Banos, California


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