PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES THREATENED WITH EXTINCTION

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Capercaillie

Capercaillie lives in forests of northern and central Eurasia. In Poland, an extremely rare bird. In danger of

extinction

Mountain Goat

Mountain goats live in high mountains. They are herd animals.

Blackcock

I’ts a bird that lives in the woods. Blackcock feeds mainly on plants.

Peregrine Falcon

Falcon nests on the rocks. It’s a predator. In Poland strictly protected

Marmot

Marmots live in family groups of up to 20 individuals. It lives in the Alps and the Carpathians some.

Brown Bear

The hair of the brown bear is dark brown. The brown bear has a large, massive body with a slightly elongated

head

Lynx

Lynx is one of the largest predators in Europe. In Poland lives 285 of those cats (31.12.2013)

Grey wolf

Wolves are up to 20 individuals, but usually are much less. They feed mainly on medium and large-sized

mammals

Gopher

It’s a midsize rodent. Size and shape similar to squirrels

Polish Bison

Bison head is relatively large and heavy with a broad and rounded forehead. Almost half of the Polish bison

population is concentrated in the Bialowieza Forest.

Wildcat

It lives in the dense forests of mountain areas. Wildcats found shelter among the trees, and hunting in open

areas.

Salmon

Salmon is a predatory fish. It grows up to 150 cm long and 24 kg body weight

European Pond Turtle

The only species of turtle living naturally in Poland. European pond turtle is a species of lowland, and its

habitat is water.

Low Birch

Perennial plant species belonging to the birch family. Low and highly branched shrub reaching a height of 2 m

Yew

Not high tree, with a height of typically up to 15 m, or shrub with a height of 3-4 m. The wood is hard and

durable

Pasque-Flower

It grows on luminous, dry slopes, sunny edges of forests and thickets. It blooms from March to April.

French Rose

Spreading shrub grows up to 1.2 m. It has large flowers, isolated, in a deep pink color, with a strong smell.

Purple Orchid

It grows in forests and luminous edges of forests. It blooms from late April to late May.

Lily of the Valley

It occurs in almost all Polish forests. It’s known by many names customary and folk

Violet Peat

In Poland a very rare plant. It grows in bogs