The United Nations Postal Administration will be issuing the 2011 Endangered Species stamps on 7 September 2011.
The issue consist of 12 stamps, 3 maximum cards and a special silk cover.
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Endangered Species Stamps from the UN
August 23rd, 2011White-handed Gibbon WWF stamps from Laos
May 4th, 2008
Laos issued a set of 4 stamps on 3 April 2008.
The gibbons can be found in southwest China and eastern Myanmar to Thailand and Burma down the whole Malay Peninsula. It is also present in the northwest portion of the island of Sumatra.
They are threatened in various ways, however, their greatest danger is the loss of their natural habitat which are cut down for other cultivation and development. National parks and protected areas exist, but are often poorly supervised.
Endangered Rueppel’s Fox on Libya’s WWF stamps
May 2nd, 2008
A se-tenant strip of 4 stamps featuring the Rueppel’s Fox was issued on 1 May 2008.
The Rueppel’s Fox can be found in North Africa and the Middle East. It has an average life expectancy of up to 6 or 7 years in the wild, but can live much longer in captivity.
Similar to other desert dwelling foxes, it has relatively large ears to cool it off.
