2023-11-14 01:38:52
Of the eight million species in the world, one million are in danger of extinction. Find out which and how many species are in danger of extinction in Europe.
Infographic on biodiversity in Europe
Endangered species are plants and animals that are at risk of disappearing.
Endangered species are plants and animals that are at risk of disappearing. This is mainly due to habitat loss and degradation, but also pollution, climate change and invasive alien species, among other reasons. However, the Biodiversity is key to healthy ecosystems and human life.
To preserve endangered species, Parliament fixed his position in June 2021 on EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030: Bringing nature back into our lives. which addresses the main causes of biodiversity loss and sets binding targets.
Endangered species in Europe
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has created a European red list of endangered species so that measures can be taken to try to save them.
At least 1,677 species of 15,060 European species assessed are in danger of extinction. One fifth of amphibians and reptiles are in danger
According to the IUCN, at least 1,677 species of 15,060 European species assessed are in danger of extinction.
Of the 1,677 European species in danger of extinction, the most endangered are snails, clams and fish.
More than half of the endemic trees of Europe, including the horse chestnut, High Heberdenia and the sipsare threatened and around a fifth of amphibians and reptiles are endangered.
He arctic foxhe European minkthe Mediterranean monk sealthe North Atlantic right whale and the polar bone are currently among the most endangered mammals in Europe.
Los pollinators are also declining. One in 10 European species of bees and butterflies is in danger of extinction.
Extinct species in Europe
According to the IUCNfrom 2015, 36 species have become extinct in Europeincluding many freshwater fish, several other species of Coregonus (a type of salmon), the mollusc de agua dulce Greecoanatolica macedonica (a small freshwater snail unique to Lake Dojran in Greece and North Macedonia), and Cry’spensae – a purple flower.
of mammals, Aurochs (a type of large wild cattle) and the Sardinian pikasimilar to the rabbit, became extinct in the 17th and 18th centuries, respectively.
More research is needed to assess the situation, particularly for bees, marine mammals and fish, among others.
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