{"id":43097,"date":"2007-05-24T15:54:12","date_gmt":"2007-05-24T15:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greendiary.com\/?p=13947"},"modified":"2020-09-17T06:48:06","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T06:48:06","slug":"european-mammals-facing-extinction-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/guide\/european-mammals-facing-extinction-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"European mammals facing extinction risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"38520354a5201685ddf480eec688e1a7\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9477973674766713\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8885944693\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Europe is one of the best studied regions of the world, but no overall view of the conservation status of mammals across the continent had been compiled. To fill that gap, <strong>the European Union commissioned the World Conservation Union (IUCN)<\/strong> to assess all mammals of continental Europe against the IUCN Red List criteria in order to identify Europe&#8217;s most threatened mammals and help set conservation priorities.<\/p>\n<p>According to the assessment, some 15%, or almost one sixth, of mammals are under the threat of extinction; the situation is even more perilous for Europe&#8217;s marine mammals, of which 22% are classed as vulnerable. The true number is likely to be even higher, as almost 44% were classified as Data Deficient due to missing information. By comparison, 13% of European birds are threatened.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nConservationists fear that unless the trend is reversed, the European Union will not be able to meet its self-imposed target of halting biodiversity loss by 2010.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mammals classed as critically endangered, the most serious category: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"european mammals 1822\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greendiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/european-mammals_1822.jpg\" alt=\"european mammals 1822\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Iberian lynx is the world&#8217;s most endangered big cat, only an estimated 150 are thought to remain.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"european mammals10 1822\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greendiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/european-mammals10_1822.jpg\" alt=\"european mammals10 1822\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"european mammals3 1822\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greendiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/european-mammals3_1822.jpg\" alt=\"european mammals3 1822\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Arctic fox and the European mink have very small and declining populations.<\/p><div class=\"38520354a5201685ddf480eec688e1a7\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9477973674766713\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8885944693\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"european mammals1 1822\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greendiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/european-mammals1_1822.jpg\" alt=\"european mammals1 1822\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Mediterranean monk seal population has decreased to between 350-450 individuals.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"european mammals5 1822\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greendiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/european-mammals5_1822.jpg\" alt=\"european mammals5 1822\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The bison (wisent): The heaviest land animal native to Europe.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"european mammals6 1822\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greendiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/european-mammals6_1822.jpg\" alt=\"european mammals6 1822\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Alpine ibex.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"european mammals8 1822\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greendiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/european-mammals8_1822.jpg\" alt=\"european mammals8 1822\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Polar bears.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>World Conservation Union (IUCN) Director-General <strong>Julia Marton-Lefevre<\/strong> said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>This new assessment proves that many European mammals are declining at an alarming rate. 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