more than 600 threatened animal species In Spain, they are endemic to about a hundred countries (ie they are only found here in the world) according to various specific studies. Below are those most at risk of all.
one. Typhlatya miravetensis
The only primitive human shrimp in Spain has no common name and lives in the muddy depths of Ullat Cave in Cabanes (Castellón). While the exact number of specimens is unknown, it is critically endangered as it is a single population that is highly exposed to challenges such as overexploitation of aquifers in the area.
2. Montseny Salamander (calotriton arnoldi)
Unknown to science until the early 21st century, it lives in the floodplain of the eponymous park in the province of Barcelona, and its dependence on pristine, clear waters has made it Europe’s most endangered amphibian.
3. Salt water ( Aphanius baeticus)
Also called the Atlantic fart, this fish lives in saltwater streams and lagoons in the Guadalquivir basin and has fewer than eight populations at risk of decline, as they are highly vulnerable to water pollution and prey of exotic species.
4. Weasel (Alytes muletensis)
The weasel or Balearic toad lives in the wildest areas of the Sierra de Tramontana (Mallorca) and its main threat is species such as the cat, rat or water snake, but is also under attack by the chytrid fungus. extinction of nearly a hundred amphibian species in the world.
5. Samurago (Spanish Valencia)
This fish, which lives on the Mediterranean coast and does not exceed eight centimeters, is in critical condition due to the degradation of its marshes and springs and pressure from invasive exotic species such as rainbow trout or gambusia.
6. Batueca lizard (Iberolacerta martinezricai)
90% of the total population of this lizard lives at the peak of Peña de Francia (Salamanca), so habitat degradation is responsible for its extinction.
7. Gran Canaria blue finch (Fringilla polatzeki)
Three pine forests on the island of Gran Canaria make up the last bastions of this bird, and it is estimated that there are no more than 430 adult specimens: their ecosystems are on the brink of destruction by logging or fire. Although some recovery of the species has recently been confirmed, it is in danger of extinction.
8. La Gomera’s Giant Lizard (gallotia bravoana)
Rediscovered in 1999, all free specimens of La Gomera’s giant lizard are concentrated in less than two hectares of land confined by an inaccessible cliff on the island where they took refuge from their main enemy, the domestic cat.
9. Iberian Lynx (lynx pardinus)
In 2002, this cat reached its historical minimum with less than a hundred specimens, but repopulation policies have allowed its number to increase tenfold so that it is concentrated in only two population centers – the Doñana park and the Sierra de Andújar – in Extremadura, Castilla-La Mancha and even neighboring Portugal. It also spread to
10. Iberian imperial eagle (aquila adalbert)
It’s estimated that 80% of Iberian imperial eagle cubs were electrocuted in the 1960s, but today the populations of this raptor are recovering, with recent censuses recording more than 500 pairs scattered south and north in Spain. .
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