Mediterranean Chameleon
Chamaeleo chamaeleo Non endemic Red List Category: Endangered(EN) Assessor(s):Dimaki, M. Photo: Μ. Dimaki Mediterranean Chameleon Chamaeleo chamaeleon in Greece is restricted in Samos island. It is listed as Endangered as it has a restricted Area of Occupancy (124 km2) and Extent of Occurrence (649 km2), it occurs in 5 locations and there is an inferred decline on […]
Sperm Whale
Physeter macrocephalus Non-Endemic Red List Category:Endangered(EN) Assessor(s): Koutouzi, N. Photo: Α. Frantzis/Pelagos Cetacean Research Institute Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) occur regularly in the Greek Seas in steep slopes and great depths. The Hellenic Trench is the core habitat for the species where mesopelagic cephalopods, the species’ preferred prey, are most abundant. Their […]
Fan Mussel
Pinna nobilis Non-endemic Red List Category:Critically Endangered(Cr) Assessors: Poursanidis, D.M. & Papadakis, O. Photo: D. Poursanidis Fan Mussel Pinna nobilis This long-lived bivalve is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea, where it has a range from Spain to Turkey along the northern and southern coasts and coasts of the Mediterranean islands. Since 2016, a devastating and […]
Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus Neophron percnopterus Non-endemic Red List Category: Critically Endangered (CR) Assessor:Α. Bounas Photo: Tsaknakis / Click in Nature/ LIFE-IP 4 NATURA. Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Within Greece the Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus) has declined by 96.8% the last three generations (53 years) thus qualifying as Critically Endangered (CR) under criterion A2. The species’ range […]
Parnassius apollo
Putting people at the heart of human
Putting people at the heart of human-wildlife conflict: Outcomes of the International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence irali Shukla, Environmental Peacebuilding Association, Deputy Chair of the CEESP Theme on Environment and Peace Recently, the IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence Specialist Group and other partners co-hosted an International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence. Hundreds of delegates with a variety of […]
africa rhino
African rhino numbers are increasing despite poaching Photo: Rudi van Aarde Ahead of World Rhino Day on 22 September 2023, African authorities have estimated that there were 23,290 rhinos across the continent at the end of 2022, 5.2% more than in 2021. Nonetheless, at least 561 rhinos were illegally killed (poached) across the continent during […]
Climate change
Climate change emerges as major driver of amphibian declines globally, according to watershed paper published in Nature Climate change emerges as major driver of amphibian declines globally, according to watershed paper published in Nature For immediate release, October 05, 2023 Hickory Nut Gorge Green Salamander (Aneides caryaensis), United States, Critically Endangered (Photo by Todd W. Pierson) […]
