endangered species

Prepared by the students of Sapes Junior High School

Animals – Introduction Jackal (Canis aureus)Red deer (Cervus elaphus)Brown bear (Ursus arctos)Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus)Sea turtle (Caretta caretta)DolphinMafrogipas (Aegypius monachus)Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra balcanica)

Jackal (Canis aureus)

Current population aprox. 1500They live in Chalkidiki, Samos, Peloponisos

and Thraki

Red deer (Cervus elaphus)Cervus elaphus (Kokkino Elafi) lives in Rodopi

and ParnithaIt is the biggest vegetarian animal in GreeceWWF protect those species

Brown bear (Ursus arctos)In Greece there are about 150 brown bears in

lifeThey live in Rodopi’s and Pindo’s mountainsARKTOS protect this endangered animal

Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus)

Half of the seals worldwide live in greek seasThey can live approximately 40 yearsWWf organization protect these species

Sea turtle (Caretta caretta)Caretta Caretta generates 120 eggs every

summerIn Greece Zakinthos island is the place where it

bear its eggsIt lives 80 years

DolphinIn Greece we can find only 9 dolphins out of 32

worldwideIt is the most favorite mammal for greeks

Mafrogipas (Aegypius monachus)

This specie does not immigrates There are 90-100 species in GreeceMafrogipas is protected by WWF

Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra balcanica)

Males live alone, except the breeding seasonHunters are forbidden to hunt ChamoisWWF protect them

Plants-introduction White peonyRed lily ( Lilium chalcedonicum)Red tulip Ebony's Sibthorp

White peony (Aspri peonia)

There are 5 different kinds of peony in Greece

We found the in mountainsThe flowering season lasts all spring

Red lily ( Lilium chalcedonicum)It has 4 very small populations in ParnithaThey are very endangered species

Red tulipIt grows in meadows and fields of low and

medium altitudeNow thought to have disappeared from the

mountain

Ebony’s sibthorpEndemic to Southeast GreeceFound a small population in the area of

Thrakomakedonon

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