Endengered animals in Europe

Endangered Mammals

Extinction threatens 15%, or one in seven of Europe's 228 species of mammals. Among the 35 threatened European mammals, six are marine species.
Europe's five most endangered mammals, listed below, are classified as "Critically Endangered". That status means populations have declined drastically, or numbers are already precariously low, or the animals presently survive only in a tiny area. Conservation specialists conclude that the likelihood of these animals soon becoming extinct in their natural habitat is "extremely high".
                                                       Saiga 

                                                             Saiga tatarica

Russian Federation, Central Asia

In Europe, saiga antelope have disappeared from Moldova, Poland and Ukraine. At most 18,000 of the antelope remain in European Russia. Illegal hunting and habitat destruction caused saiga populations to decline by over 80% in the last decade.

                                                         

                                                             Saiga Antelope

 Endangered Birds

Out of the 524 bird species found in Europe, 68 (13%) are threatened. Some of the endangered birds whose range includes Europe are Balearic shearwater, sociable lapwing, red-breasted goose, saker falcon, Egyptian vulture, and white-headed duck. Europe's most endangered bird of all is the slender-billed curlew.

                                                  Slender-billed Curlew

                                                              Numenius tenuirostris

   Central, Eastern, Southern Europe

Once common, this curlew migrates across Europe from breeding grounds in Siberia. Its numbers declined dramatically during the last 100 years, and probably now total fewer than 50 individuals. The last confirmed sighting of a slender-billed curlew was in 2001 in Hungary.

                                                       Slender-billed Curlew