diff --git a/attached_assets/Pasted--11-28-51-PM-express-serving-on-port-5000-11-29-02-PM-express-GET-api-cites-status-401-in-2ms--1742513423785.txt b/attached_assets/Pasted--11-28-51-PM-express-serving-on-port-5000-11-29-02-PM-express-GET-api-cites-status-401-in-2ms--1742513423785.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b202ac6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/attached_assets/Pasted--11-28-51-PM-express-serving-on-port-5000-11-29-02-PM-express-GET-api-cites-status-401-in-2ms--1742513423785.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+
+11:28:51 PM [express] serving on port 5000
+11:29:02 PM [express] GET /api/cites/status 401 in 2ms :: {"success":false,"connected":false,"message…
+11:29:02 PM [express] GET /api/species 200 in 0ms :: {"success":true,"species":[]}
+11:29:02 PM [express] GET /api/searches 200 in 1ms :: {"success":true,"searches":[]}
+IUCN API check failed: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND apiv4.iucnredlist.org
+11:29:02 PM [express] GET /api/iucn/status 500 in 93ms :: {"success":false,"connected":false,"message…
+11:29:03 PM [express] GET /api/cites/status 401 in 1ms :: {"success":false,"connected":false,"message…
+11:29:03 PM [express] GET /api/species 304 in 1ms :: {"success":true,"species":[]}
+11:29:03 PM [express] GET /api/searches 200 in 1ms :: {"success":true,"searches":[]}
+IUCN API check failed: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND apiv4.iucnredlist.org
+11:29:03 PM [express] GET /api/iucn/status 500 in 28ms :: {"success":false,"connected":false,"message…
+11:29:32 PM [express] POST /api/token 200 in 8787ms :: {"success":true,"token":{"id":1,"token":"vypRg…
+11:29:32 PM [express] GET /api/token 200 in 1ms :: {"token":"vypRgcZfUGD4nCr8jt9Qkwtt","iucnToken":nu…
+11:29:43 PM [express] GET /api/species/search 200 in 4033ms :: {"success":true,"data":{"pagination":{…
+IUCN API habitats lookup failed: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND apiv4.iucnredlist.org
+11:29:43 PM [express] GET /api/iucn/habitats 500 in 13ms :: {"success":false,"message":"Error from IU…
+IUCN API threats lookup failed: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND apiv4.iucnredlist.org
+11:29:43 PM [express] GET /api/iucn/threats 500 in 8ms :: {"success":false,"message":"Error from IUCN…
+IUCN API species lookup failed: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND apiv4.iucnredlist.org
+11:29:43 PM [express] GET /api/iucn/species 500 in 6ms :: {"success":false,"message":"Error from IUCN…
+11:29:43 PM [express] GET /api/species/8084 200 in 136ms :: {"success":true,"data":{"cites_listings":…
+IUCN API conservation measures lookup failed: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND apiv4.iucnredlist.org
+11:29:43 PM [express] GET /api/iucn/measures 500 in 6ms :: {"success":false,"message":"Error from IUC…
+11:29:43 PM [express] GET /api/species/8084 200 in 290ms :: {"success":true,"data":[{"id":19400,"iso_…
+11:29:44 PM [express] GET /api/species/8084 200 in 309ms :: {"success":true,"data":[{"id":6292,"citat…
diff --git a/server/routes.ts b/server/routes.ts
index 504996c..cb2392d 100644
--- a/server/routes.ts
+++ b/server/routes.ts
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ export async function registerRoutes(app: Express): Promise<Server> {
       
       try {
         // Check if the API is working by hitting the version endpoint
-        const response = await axios.get("https://apiv4.iucnredlist.org/api/v4/information/api_version", {
+        const response = await axios.get("https://apiv3.iucnredlist.org/api/v3/version", {
           headers: {
             "Authorization": `Bearer ${iucnToken}`
           }