Over 1/2 Of Portugal's Birds, Mammals, Fish At Some Risk Of Extinction

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LISBON - More than half of Portugal's bird, animal and fish species face some degree of threat, mostly from human action, according to a government study released on Wednesday.

The survey of 551 vertebrate species shows that only 46 percent could be considered out of possible danger, Portugal's Institute for the Conservation of Nature said in its report.

"The main factors of threat identified are generally related to the destruction, degradation and fragmentation of natural habitats stemming from the action of man," it said.

Species considered under critical danger include the Iberian lynx, the mountain goat, the monk seal, the black vulture and the saramuga, a freshwater fish found in the Guadiana River basin.

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[ladjf]

1. Is there one square inch on the planet that the human race

hasn't screwed up? We are the "death" species. We kill everything, including ourselves.