endangered species in the canary islands
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Endangered Species in the Canary Islands. The Canary Islands. Invertebrate. Crabs. “El Cangrejo Ciego” ( Munidopsis polymorpha ) is a blind crab that only lives in Jameos del Agua. Risks of extinction : - Water pollution. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Crabs “El Cangrejo Ciego” (Munidopsis polymorpha) is a blind crab that only lives in Jameos del Agua.
Risks of extinction:- Water pollution
“El Remípedo de los Jameos”(Speleonectes ondinae) is another crab that lives in Jameos del Agua
Risks of the extinction:- Water pollution
“La langosta herreña” (Panulirus echinatus) lives in the rocky coasts of the Calmas Sea in El Hierro. They live from 5 to 25 m deep in caves.
Risks of the extinction:- Overfishing
Beatles“ La Pimelia de las arenas” (Pimelia granulicollis ) and “ El picudo de la tabaiba de Monte”(Rhopalomesites euphorbiae) Risks of the extinction:• Degradation of their habitat.• The plant where the “picudo”
lives, the “Tabaiba de Monte”, is endangered
• Water pollution
Grasshopper“El cigarrón palo palmero”(Acrostira euphorbiae) lives in the “bitter Tabaiba”.
Risks of the extinction:• Degradation of its habitat.• The population of the “bitter Tabaiba” has dropped
Spider“El Opilión majorero cavernícola” (Maiorerus randoi) only lives in a volcanic cave of Fuerteventura. There are a few number of specimens.
Risks of the extinction:• the degradation of the cave
Mollusc“La Lapa majorera”(Patella candei candei) lives in rocky coasts of Fuerteventura. Risks of the extinction:
• Uncontrolled shellfish• Degradation of its habitat
“ El lagarto gigante de la Gomera” (Gallotia gomerana) is a giant lizard that can be 15cm when it is a baby. The adults measure 70cm .
Risks of the extinction:• Degradation of its habitat. • Grown wild cats
El “lagarto gigante de El Hierro” (Gallotia simonyi), another giant lizard that measures 60 cm when it is an adult and weighs 400 g
Risks of the extinction:• Degradation of its habitat. • Grown wild cats.
“El lagarto gigante de Tenerife”(Gallotia intermedia) . Tenerife giant lizard measures from 45 to 75cm. Risks of the extinction:• Degradation of its habitat.• Grown wild cats.
BirdsThere are only 22 couples of Guirres (Neophron percnopterus majorensis).This vulture is an endangered animal because of:• Degradation of its habitat• Electric towers• Lack of food
There are only 700-750 specimens of “Hubara” (Chlamydotis undulata)
Risks of the extinction:• Degradation of its habitat.• Hunting• Cars driving out of road.
There are only 150 specimens of “Pinzón Azul” (Fringilla teydea polatzeki).
Risks of the extinction:• Degradation of its habitat.• Hunting.• Forest fires.