My English Classroom : Endangered animals in Ukraine.

Endangered species in Ukraine

1. Endangered Species in Ukraine
2. Wolf  They are distributed almost continuously over the Carpathian Mountains and their population densities are very high compared to other parts in Europe. After World War II, wolves were present in all forested parts of Romania and numbered over 4,000 animals..
3. great bustard  The great bustard (Otis tarda) is in the bustard family, the only member of the genus Otis. It breeds in southern and central Europe, where it is the largest species of bird, and across temperate Asia. European populations are mainly resident, but Asian birds move further south in winter. Portugal and Spain now contain about 60% of the world's population.
4. Tarpan  The Tarpan (Equus ferus ferus), also known as Eurasian wild horse, is an extinct subspecies of wild horse. The last individual believed to be of this subspecies died in captivity in Ukraine in 1909, although some sources claim that it was not a genuine wild horse due to its resemblance to domesticated horses.
5. Black stork  In Ukraine, the number reaches 400-450 pairs.  In particular, in the Volyn region of 50-60 pairs,  Rivne - 60-70,  Lviv - 30-40,  Transcarpathia - 30-40,  Ivano-Frankivsk - 30-40,  Chernovtsy - 8-10,  Kiev - 25-30,  Chernihiv - 40-50,  Sumy - 10-12.
6. Brown bear  Brown bear is listed in the IUCN Red List as "a species that is at risk» («Endangered»)  In Ukraine, the brown bear is found in the Carpathians, where, according to the staff of CBR, the fall of 2005, there were about 200 animals.

New species of the Red Data Book of Ukraine

August 13th, 2009

It is done. Recently it was approved a list of animals species which will be included in a new (third) edition of the Red Data Book of Ukraine. The list was long-expecting as according to the latest information this autumn the Red Data Book itself is planned to be printed.

Thus, the new list was approved by the order of Ministry of Environmental Protection of Ukrain No 313 of 17.06.2009 “About approval of lists of animal species which are included in the Red Data Book of Ukriane (animal world) and animal species which are excluded from the Red Data Book of Ukraine (animal world)”, registered in Ministry of Justice of Ukraine with No 627/16643 of 13 July 2009.
In general, numbers of species in the Red Data Book increased from 67 (in the second edition) to 86 (in the third edition). At this no one species was excluyded comparing with the previous edition. As for birds of prey their number was added by 4 species. They are Black Kite, Montagu’s Harrier, Short-eared Owl and Scops Owl.
I have to disappoint future readers of the Red Data Book of Ukraine. Similar to previous editions there will be only one page dedicated for each species so it will be rather short information.
Below there is the list of animals which are to be included to the Red Data Book of Ukraine (Falconiformes and Owls):

Diurnal birds of prey (Falconiformes)

Latin name	English name	Category
Pandion haliaetus	Osprey	endangered
Milvus milvus	Red Kite	endangered
Milvus migrans	Black Kite	vulnerable
Circus cyaneus	Hen Harrier	rare
Circus macrourus	Pallid Harrier	endangered
Circus pygargus	Montagu’s Harrier	vulnerable
Accipiter brevipes	Levant Sparrowhawk	endangered
Buteo rufinus	Long-legged Buzzard	rare
Circaetus gallicus	Short-toed Eagle	rare
Hieraaetus pennatus	Booted Eagle	rare
Aquila rapax	Steppe Eagle	endangered
Aquila clanga	Spotted Eagle	rare
Aquila pomarina	Lesser Spotted Eagle	rare
Aquila heliaca	Imperial Eagle	rare
Aquila chrysaetos	Golden Eagle	vulnerable
Haliaeetus allbicilla	White-tailed Eagle	rare
Neophron percnopterus	Egyptian Vulture	endangered
Aegypius monachus	Black Vulture	vulnerable
Gyps fulvus	Griffon Vulture	vulnerable
Falco cherrug	Saker Falcon	vulnerable
Falco peregrinus	Peregrine Falcon	rare
Falco naumanni	Lesser Kestrel	endangered

Owls (Strigiformes)

Latin name	English name	Category
Bubo bubo	Eagle Owl	rare
Asio flammeus	Short-eared Owl	rare
Otus scops	Scops owl	rare
Aegolius funereus	Tengmalm’s Owl	rare
Glaucidium passerinum	Pygmy Owl	vulnerable
Strix uralensis	Ural Owl	insuffiently known
Strix nebulosa	Great Grey Owl	rare
Tyto alba	Barn Owl	endangered

The complete list of animals which will be included to the Red Data Book of Ukraine can be seen at website of Ministry of Environmental Protection of Ukraine.