Add 11 species to the dangerous list

The world's second-largest species of shark, an Iraqi bird and the only Asian Central Asian deer are among 11 new species listed as endangered, announced Nov. 25. t

A shark caught by fishermen in Gijon, northern Spain

Approximately 95 member countries of the Migration Species Agreement (CMS) have agreed that many species of birds and mammals are facing increasing danger of extinction and need further protection.

"These 11 species will be put together with a list of about 107 migratory animals that are considered at risk ," said Marco Barbieri, a CMS scientist. ' This means that countries need to coordinate actions to protect these species, such as conservation programs and protection measures ,' he said at the end of the CMS meeting in the capital of Kenya. .

CMS, a treaty signed under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), said migratory species are considered to be more vulnerable than other species due to their frequent travel. border areas and their many countries.

United Nations wildlife experts say the Basking shark, with a length of up to 10m, was discovered in the continental shelf of the Atlantic and Indian - Pacific and Mediterranean seas. , often caught in fishing nets or hitting boats in shallow water.

Basra Reed Warblers, a small brown and white bird, breeding in the Mesopotamian wetlands of southern Iraq, is believed to have originated in the Garden of Eden also on this list. Experts say that the number of birds is shrinking in Iraq due to the serious draining of wetlands under Saddam Hussein. The total number of these birds worldwide is now thought to be only 2,500-10,000.

Another species is also in danger: Bukhara deer, living only in arid regions of Central Asia, migrating through countries like Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Threatened by the place and may also be due to environmental pollution, the number of deer is only about 800-900.

Other species on the dangerous list also include Henderson seagulls, Malagasy herons, Red Knot birds, Balearic Sheerwater birds, spotted thrushes and short-billed dolphins.

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