Slide 2 Enviromental degradation and extinction of some species
SPAIN 1 Slide 3 Endangered species in Spain In Spain there are 176
endangered species. Most of them are plants. If we dont take care
they will likely become extinct. Spain has laws to protect them,
for example forbidding hunting or collecting and protecting areas.
Now lets see some of the 64 endangered animals. 2 Slide 4 BROWN
BEAR The Eurasian brown bear is a mammalia. A full grown male
weighs between 250 and 300 kilograms. In our country they live in
the north. Nowadays there are only 130 specimen. Bears extinction
in Spain is caused by the men action. So we must take care for them
and today if you kill one bear you can be fined with 300.000 euros.
3 Slide 5 This kind of eagle (Aquila adalbert) only lives in
central and south- west Spain. The Spanish Imperial Eagle averages
is 2.53.5 kilograms, 7882 centimeters in length and 180210
centimeters in wingspan. Nowadays we can find around 250 couples of
this kind of animals. IBERIAN IMPERIAL EAGLE 4 Slide 6 IBERIAN LYNX
It is a kind of the cat family, typical of the southern of the
Iberian Peninsula. This animal has got a robust body, that measures
between 65 cm and 1.30 m in length and it is covered by a dense,
soft fur. There are no more than 200 lynxes in Spain. 5 Slide 7
CANTABRIAN CAPERCAILLIE The grouse is a bird that lives in the
north of Spain. It is protected since 1986. They have great sexual
dimorphism. Its maximum size is 105 cm. They are characterized by
feathers under the beak beard and a red tubercle on eyes. A
population of 1300 animals is estimated. 6 Slide 8 Gallotia Simonyi
Gallotia Simonyi is a specie of lizard that can be found in El
Hierro island, one of the Canary Islands. There are less than 300
copies in a single location, a small area of 10 km2. The Hierro
Giant Lizard is omnivorous. They can measure about 60 centimetres
long, with a thick body. Adults are dark grey to brown in colour
with orange patches in his sides. Slide 9 Actias isabellae. The
Spanish Moon Moth, Actias isabellae, is a moth of the family
Saturniidae. At the end of April and beginning of May the moth
begins to hatch after overwintering in the cocoon. The caterpillars
suffer a high mortality due to the fumigation with chemical
products. 8 Slide 10 Bearded Vulture It eats mainly carrion and
lives and breeds on crags in high mountains in southern Europe. The
Bearded Vulture is sparsely distributed across a considerable
range. This can swallow whole or bite through brittle bones up to
the size of a lamb's femur and its powerful digestive system
quickly dissolves even large pieces. 9 Slide 11 Common Chamaeleon
The Common Chamaeleon is insectivorous, capturing insects by
stealth and the rapid extension of its long tongue which has a
terminal pad which grasps and adheres to the prey. Adults are known
to eat young chameleons and have been observed to eat fruit. 10
Slide 12 Enviromental degradation Environmental degradation is the
destruction of ecosystems through depletion of resources such as
air, water and soil. In Spain some of the problems are concerned to
-Spanish coastline destroyed by overbuilding. -Soil degradation and
desertification. -Air and water pollution. 11 Slide 13 ENVIROMENTAL
DEGRADATION IN ANDALUCIA COASTS CAUSES: According to the ONG
Ecologistas en Accin one of the most important impact in Andalucia
coasts is the overbuilding. Other cause is the dumping waste into
the sea. 12 Slide 14 Algarrobico Beach It is in the Natural Park of
the Cape of Gata-Njar, Almera. A huge hotel with more than 400
rooms has been built and destroys the natural area. This hotel is
illegal because it doesnt comply the Coastal Law and its inside a
protected natural park. Many ecologist associations have got to
stop the construction but it hasn't demolished yet. 13 Slide 15 La
Barceloneta beach La Barceloneta is a beach located in the seaside
neighborhood of Ciutat Vella in Barcelona. On this beach buildings
have been built around it. This has been causing a biodiversity
decrease of the area. 14 Slide 16 Soil degradation Asturias, in the
north of Spain, is one of the places where soil degradation is
affected. CAUSES: Water or wind erosion, salinization, nutrient
depletion, deterioration of the structure, desertification and
pollution. CONSEQUENCES: Impact on agriculture by reducing crop
yields and water resources. The economy and the environment as a
whole, such as industry and trade, are affected due to flooding or
sediment accumulation in rivers, dams and ports. 15 Slide 17
Chemical industry in Huelva The industrial activity exercised by
the chemical pole in Huelva is responsible of the rapid degradation
of a place that has remained in his natural balance during
thousands of years. 16 Slide 18 To conclude To prevent enviromental
degradation and extinction of species just remember the Chief
Seattle's speech of 1854: The earth does not belong to the man, man
belongs to the earth. All things are connected like the blood that
unites us all. Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a
strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself 17
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