New “Red List” for Endangered Animals in Lower Saxony and Bremen for the First Time in 30 Years

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The Red List shows how endangered mammals are in Lower Saxony. After more than 30 years it has been updated. About a third of the native mammals are endangered. Criticism comes from the Nature Conservation Association.

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Hanover (dpa/lni) – At least one third of the native mammals in Lower Saxony and Bremen are endangered or already extinct. According to the updated Red List, other species, which were previously considered extinct, have returned, as the Lower Saxony state enterprise for water management, coastal and nature conservation (NLWKN) reported. It is the first overall assessment in about 30 years. 74 native mammals have been investigated. Especially aff…

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Updated Red Lists for Lower Saxony: At least one third of the native mammals and locusts are at risk or even extinct – several formerly extinct species such as lynx, grey seal, wolf or beaver are, on the other hand, native again.

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Extinct, endangered or back again: The Lower Saxony State Agency for Nature Conservation (NLWKN) has, for the first time in 30 years, reissued the so-called “Red Lists” for native mammals and for locusts, thus reassessing the risk situation for these animal species in Lower Saxony and Bremen. “The first overall rating in 30 years shows us an urgent need for action to protect mammals and insects,” said Lower Saxony's Minister of Environment and S…