danger
in our country. Its population is about 100-150 persons. We find
her in Central and Northern Pindos and also in Western Rodopi.GREEK ANIMALS
IN DANGER
According to
the Greek branch of WWF, the brown bear is in danger
in our country. Its population is about 100-150 persons. We find
her in Central and Northern Pindos and also in Western Rodopi.
Another
species in danger, not only in Greece but also all over Europe,
is lynx, the biggest European feline. Very few lynxes live now in
Greece because of the hunting for their fur and because of the
damages they cause in stockbreeding. We find them in the mountain
range of Pindos and in forests in the Northern borders of our
country.
The Mediterranean seal is the most threatened mammal in Europe. It has disappeared from the European coasts of the Mediterranean Sea and that's why Greece is very important for its protection. The main reasons for its disappearance are the damage of her living areas, the killing by the fishermen because of the damages she does to their nets, the luck of food and the pollution of the sea.
Animal
in danger in Europe is also the wolf. Greece is one of the
European countries were the wolf seems to be found in a
satisfying amount. But still, they are not more than 500. The
wolf lives in almost the whole mainland, except Peloponnisos from
where he was disappeared during the 40's decade. He also lives in
the mountains of Sterea Hellas, but there isn't a permanent
population there.
The
jackal is found in almost all the areas of the mainland. The only
island where the jackal lives is Samos. We don't have an exact
number of the population but all the facts show that there is a
wane of it.
The
deer, the biggest vegetarian animal in Greece, is under an
immediate danger. Because of the exaggerated hunting its
populations are minimized and today there are very few left only
in the peninsula of Sithonia, the mountain range of Rodopi and
Parnassos.
In
the Mediterranean Sea, the sea turtle caretta-caretta is
reproduced only in Greece, Cyprus and Turkey. The density of the
nests in Zakynthos is the higher all over the world.
Extract from the project "Save planet Earth"
by the students of the 6th Grade