Portuguese students are worried with endangered species
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Escola Básica Secundária de Sever do Vouga English Work done by: • Davide Cruz nº6 Sever do Vouga, 23 de Outubro de 2011
Transcript of Portuguese students are worried with endangered species
Escola Básica Secundária de Sever do Vouga
English
Work done by:
• Davide Cruz nº6 Sever do Vouga, 23 de Outubro de 2011
Iberian WolfName: Iberian WolfScientific name: Canis Lupus Signatus
The Iberian wolf is a subspecies of grey wolf that inhabits the forest and plains of northern Portugal and northwestern Spain.
Until 1900s the Iberian Wolf inhabited the major part of the Iberian Peninsula. However, Francisco Franco’s Government started an extermination campaign during the 1950s and 1960s that wiped out the animals from all of Spain except the North-Western part of the country.
Similar policies in Portugal almost led to the extinction of the animal.
Males can weigh up to 40 kilograms, with females usually weighing 10 kg less.
Iberian Lynx
1980 2004
The Iberian lynx, Lynx pardinus, is a critically endangered species native to the Iberian Peninsula in Southern Europe.
It is one of the most endangered cat species in the world.
Its critical status is mainly due to habitat loss, poisoning, road casualties and hunters.
SOS Lynx is a conservation charity based in Portugal, working to prevent the extinction of the Iberian Lynx.
Black Stork
Red Line: Migration BorderOrange Arrow: Western MigrationYellow Arrow: Eastern MigrationBlue: Winter Location
The Black Stork Ciconia nigra is a large wading bird ( long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food).
It is a widespread, but rare.Due to the global warming, this bird is one of
the endangered species.
Lamprey Lampreys, Lampetra fluviatilis are
a family of jawless fish, whose adults are characterized by a toothed, funnel-like sucking mouth.
While lampreys are well-known for those species which bore into the flesh of other fish to suck their blood, most species of lamprey are non-parasitic and never feed on other fish.
Lampreys have long been used as food for humans. Especially in southwestern Europe (Portugal, Spain, and France), larger lampreys are still a highly prized delicacy. Overfishing has reduced their number in those parts.
