Denmark Endangered Species

As of June 2nd, 2015, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ for DENMARK in Northern Europe lists 7 critically endangered species and 14 endangered species. Fortunately, Denmark does not have any extinct species on the IUCN Red List. The seven critically endangered species are the Angel Shark, Atlantic Sturgeon, Balearic Shearwater, Blue Skate, European Eel, Sociable Lapwing, and Spengler's Freshwater Mussel. Some endangered species include the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, Atlantic Halibut, Common Guitarfish, Red-breasted Goose, Velvet Scoter duck, White-headed Duck, and Yellow-breasted Bunting.

Common Guitarfish
Vaguely shaped like some sort of guitar, the "Common" Guitarfish has a fairly large geographic distribution, but it only lives in coastal water areas and is vulnerable to intensive offshore fishing. It lives in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and coastal areas of the Mediterranean Sea. Specifically, the Common Guitarfish's range extends off Angola's western coast, winds up along the West African coastline, and then completely straddles the Mediterranean Sea coastline. The northwestern range extent is the northern coast of Portugal and Spain, in the Atlantic Ocean's Bay of Biscay.

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