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Monday, May 4, 2015

Croatia Extinct and Endangered Species


As of May 4th, 2015, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ for CROATIA in Southeastern Europe lists one extinct species (Telestes ukliva ray-finned fish), 30 critically endangered species, and 43 endangered species. Most critically endangered species in Croatia are aquatic animals. Ten of the thirty critically endangered species include the Adriatic Sturgeon, Angel Shark, Balearic Shearwater, Beluga sturgeon, Blue Skate, European Eel, European Mink, Mediterranean Monk Seal, Slender-billed Curlew, and Zaton Cave Water Snail.
Hence its name, the Zaton Cave Water Snail (Saxurinator labiatus) is found in - and only in - the Zaton Cave in southern Croatia. Threats to this water snail species include pollution from road run-off and untreated sewage as well as tourist development.

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