Today presents the Swedish Species Information Centre at the Swedish University of Agricultural its Red List, Since 2010, the number of listed species increased by 3.6 percent.
The Red List can be used as a standard measure of certainty for animals, fungi and plants in the Swedish nature and according to it is near one in five species threatened by those assessed in Sweden. In total, 4273 of 21,600 identified species are endangered. Among other things, the bear, who returns to the Red List after having been off for a while.
– Yes it has actually come in as new on the red list again due to the decreased primarily due to hunting. So it has declined from an earlier increase, says Ulf Bjelke at the Swedish Species Information Centre, which coordinates the work of the Red List.
Bear counts now Near Threatened, the lowest step ‘red. Another of the large predators take a step up.
– The lynx, it has been graduated from near threatened to vulnerable this time. So it has got a higher hotstatus depending primarily on hunting.
The Red List is used as a tool for setting priorities in conservation in the quest for a varied and thus viable environment. The list includes not only rare animals, such as a rapid reduction can also lead to red listing.
According to the Swedish Species Information Centre disappearing species from the Swedish Natural unabated. On the new list are close to 4300 species. This means that almost one in five is threatened by the total number of evaluated species. Of them belong more than 2000 species of one of the most vulnerable groups: vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered.
Sebastian Sundberg mapping the plants on Artdatabanken see several newcomers to the Red List adversely affected by trends in soil and forestry.
– Yes, we have Rockrose, both subspecies of rock rose, Mower Hawkbit is a new species which many know.
And the reason they end up on the red list?
– Yes there is overgrowth, ceased work in the agricultural landscape but also to forests becomes denser.
‘red comes every five years, is determined by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Marine and Water Authority . Despite the thousands of red-listed species are also encouraging signs of previous endangered species strengthened. Among other amphibians have been a better situation in the last fifteen years.
– In the 2000s, there has been a lot of conservation efforts in wetlands in Sweden it has received very prompt response among the amphibians that have increased in population among many endangered species . They may not have disappeared from the Red List, but had been upgraded to a lower threat level. So it is a very positive development for them, says Ulf Bjelke, coordinator at the Swedish Species Information Centre.
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