2012年12月26日、京都府では亀岡市に「京都スタジアム（仮称）」を建設することを決定しました。しかし、この建設予定地での開発事業は、世界でこの亀岡周辺と岡山県の2カ所にしか分布していない、希少な固有種アユモドキの生息水域に影響を与えるおそれがあります。これまでにも各学会や多くの自然保護団体が、計画の見直しを求めてきましたが、京都府では現在までのところ、計画の見直しを表明していません。
■ アユモドキのふるさと
日本固有種の淡水魚であり、絶滅が心配されているアユモドキ。
その名前は、アユ釣りの「おとり」としてこの魚が使われていたことに由来するといわれ、かつては琵琶湖淀川水系と岡山県の水系に広く分布していました。
しかし、大規模な河川改修や護岸、産卵場所である水田の土地改変など、生息環境の悪化によって大きく減少。現在、地球上に残されたアユモドキの生息地は、岡山県の2ヶ所と、京都府の亀岡盆地のみとなっています。
1977年には国はアユモドキを天然記念物に指定。
環境省も1999年以降、発表を重ねてきたレッドリスト（絶滅のおそれのある野生生物のリスト）の中で、絶滅の可能性が最も高いランク「CR（絶滅危惧IA類）」にリストアップするなど、種の存続の危険性が指摘されてきました。
さらに、「種の保存法（絶滅のおそれのある野生動植物の種の保存に関する法律）」でも、アユモドキは法的な保護が義務付けられた「国内希少野生動植物種」にも指定されています。
京都府でも、2008年4月、府の条例である「京都府絶滅のおそれのある野生生物の保全に関する条例」の中で、アユモドキを「指定希少野生生物」に指定。「アユモドキ保全回復事業計画」も策定していました。
2004～2006年にかけて、WWFジャパンも京都府の「絶滅の恐れのある野生生物の保全制度に関する研究会」の委員として、この条例の制定に深く関与してきましたが、その内容は、諸外国の制度も参考にしており、希少種を保全する「条例」としては、他の地方自治体の模範ともなるべきものです。
■ 日本固有の希少種の保護を
しかしながら、2012年12月26日に京都府が決定した亀岡市での「京都スタジアム（仮称）」の建設を含む都市計画案は、このアユモドキの生息に悪影響をおよぼすことが懸念されています。
この都市計画案の進め方や保全策の不確実さについては、すでに日本生態学会、日本魚類学会をはじめ、国内の多くの自然保護団体が、問題の指摘と、計画案の見直しを繰り返し要望してきました。
また、2014年1月21日には、京都府と亀岡市に対し、府と市が設置した環境保全専門家会議の意見を十分に聴取し、環境保全措置を実施計画に反映するよう、環境大臣からも意見が提出されています。
WWFジャパンでも、2014年4月23日、都市計画手続きの中断と、スタジアムの建設を、根本から見直すよう求める要望書を、京都府知事および亀岡市市長あてに提出。
生物多様性基本法の基本原則に基づいた事業の再検討と、アユモドキの野生の環境下での生息環境の優先的な保全、さらに環境保全専門家会議の検討結果を尊重することや、継続的な保全につながる地域の社会的な合意を通じた手続きを目指すべきことを求めました。
WWFジャパンは、スタジアムを建設するな、と言っているわけではありません。ですが、貴重な自然を犠牲にし、これまでの保護の努力と、研究者の知見を無にするような計画は、行なわれるべきではないと考えます。
希少なカエルの生息地を守って開催されたシドニー・オリンピックや、オオタカやシデコブシが生きる里山を守って成功した愛知万博の時のように。今回の計画が見直されることを期待します。
【関連情報】
種の保存法政令指定種アユモドキの生息地における亀岡市都市計画および京都スタジアム（仮称）の計画に対する要望書（WWFジャパン）
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Scientific Name:Diceros sumatrensis\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Sumatran rhino\r\n\r\nCategory: Rhino\r\n\r\nPopulation: < 250 individuals \r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Hunting for horn -used in traditional medicine (credit:Save the Rhino International)
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Scientific Name:Eleutherodactylus thorectes\n\nCommon Name: Macaya Breast-Spot Frog\n\nCategory: Frog\n\nPopulation: Unknown\n\nThreats To Survival: Habitat destruction due to charcoal production and slash-and-burn agriculture\n\nCredit: Robin Moore (credit:Robin Moore, www.robindmoore.com)
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Scientific Name:Scaturiginichthys vermeilipinnis\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Red-Finned Blue Eye\r\n\r\nCategory: Freshwater Fish\r\n\r\nPopulation: 2,000 - 4,000 Individuals\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Predation by introduced species (credit:Adam Kerezsy)
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Scientific Name:Rafetus Swinhoei\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Red River Giant Softshell Turtle\r\n\r\nCategory: Turtle\r\n\r\nPopulation: 4 known individuals \r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Hunting for consumption and habitat destruction and degradation as a result of wetland destruction and pollution (credit:Tim McCormack)
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Scientific Name:Neurergus kaiseri\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Luristan newt\r\n\r\nCategory: Newt\r\n\r\nPopulation: < 1000 mature individuals \r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Illegal collection for pet trade (credit:R D Bartlett)
List Provided By Zoological Society Of London/ International Union For Conservation Of Nature(06 of94)
Scientific Name:Poecilotheria metallica\n\nCommon Name: Peacock Parachute Spider\n\nCategory: Spider\n\nPopulation: Unknown\n\nThreats To Survival: Habitat loss and degradation as a result of deforestation, firewood collection and civil unrest (credit:Sanjay Molur_WILD_ZOO)
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Scientific Name:Atelopus balios\n\nCommon Name: Rio Pescado Stubfoot Toad\n\nCategory: Toad\n\nPopulation: Unknown (declining)\n\nThreats To Survival: Chytridiomycosis and habitat destruction due to logging and agricultural expansion (credit:Eduardo Toral-Contreras)
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Scientific Name:Johora Singaporensis\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Singapore Freshwater Crab\r\n\r\nCategory: Crab\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat degradation - reduction in water quality and quantity (credit:Tan Heok Hui)
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Scientific Name:Abies beshanzuensis\n\nCommon Name: Baishan Fir\n\nCategory: Conifer\n\nPopulation: 5 mature individuals\n\nThreats To Survival: Agricultural expansion and fire (credit:MediaWiki: )
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Scientific Name:Actinote zikani \r\n\r\nCommon Name: None\r\n\r\nCategory: Butterfly\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown, one population remaining\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat degradation due to pressure from human populations (credit:Andre Freitas)
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Scientific Name:Aipysurus foliosquama\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Leaf Scaled Sea-Snake\r\n\r\nCategory: Sea snake\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown, two subpopulations remain\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Unknown - likely degradation of coral reef habitat (credit:Vimoksalehi Lukoshek)
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Scientific Name:Amanipodagrion gilliesi\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Amani Flatwing\r\n\r\nCategory: Damselfly\r\n\r\nPopulation: < 500 individuals est.\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat degradation due to increasing population pressure and water pollution (credit:Viola Clausnitzer)
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Scientific Name:Antilophia bokermanni\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Araripe Manakin\r\n\r\nCategory: bird\r\n\r\nPopulation: 779 individuals (est 2010)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat destruction due to expansion of agriculture and recreational facilities and water diversion (credit:Ciro Albano/ www.nebrazilbirding.com)
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Scientific Name: Antisolabis seychellensis\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Seychelles Earwig\r\n\r\nCategory: Earwig\r\n \r\nPopulation: Unknown (declining)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Invasive species and climate change (credit:Justin Gerlach)
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Scientific Name: Aphanius transgrediens\r\n\r\nCommon Name: None\r\n\r\nCategory: Freshwater fish\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown (declining)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Competition and predation by Gambusia and road construction (credit:Barbara Nicca)
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Scientific Name: Ardeotis nigriceps\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Great Indian Bustard\r\n\r\nCategory: Bird\r\n\r\nPopulation: 50 -249 mature individuals\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat loss and modification due to agricultural development (credit:Rahul Sachdev)
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Scientific Name: Ardea insignis\r\n\r\nCommon Name: White Bellied Heron\r\n\r\nCategory: Bird\r\n\r\nPopulation: 70-400 individuals\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat destruction and degradation due to hydropower development (credit:MediaWiki: )
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Scientific Name:Astrochelus yniphora\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Ploughshare Tortoise / Angonoka\r\n\r\nCategory: Tortoise\r\n\r\nPopulation: 440-770\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Illegal collection for international pet trade (credit:Peter Paul van Dijk)
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Scientific Name:Aythya innotata\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Madagascar Pochard\r\n\r\nCategory: Bird\r\n\r\nPopulation: Approximately 20 mature individuals\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat degradation due to slash-and-burn agriculture, hunting, and fishing / introduced fish (credit:Peter Cranswick)
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Scientific Name:Azurina eupalama\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Galapagos damsel fish\r\n\r\nCategory: Pelagic fish\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown (declining)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Climate Change - oceanographic changes associated with the 1982 / 1983 El Nino are presumed to be responsible for the apparent disappearance of this species from the Galapagos (credit:MediaWiki: )
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Scientific Name:Bahaba taipingensis\r\n \r\nCommon Name: Giant yellow croaker\r\n\r\nCategory: Pelagic fish\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown (declining)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Over-fishing, primarily due to value of swim-bladder for traditional medicine - cost per kilogram exceeded that of gold in 2001 (credit:willsfca, Flickr)
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Scientific Name:Batagur baska\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Common Batagur/ Four-toed terrapin\r\n\r\nCategory: Turtle\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown (declining)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Illegal export and trade from Indonesia to China (credit:MediaWiki: B kimmel)
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Scientific Name: Bazzania bhutanica\r\n\r\nCommon Name: None\r\n\r\nCategory: Liverwort\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown (declining)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat degradation and destruction due to forest clearance, overgrazing and development (credit:David Long)
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Scientific Name:Beatragus hunteri\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Hirola\r\n\r\nCategory: Antelope\r\n\r\nPopulation: < 1000 individuals\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat loss and degradation, competition with livestock, poaching (credit:Tim Wacher ZSL)
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Scientific Name:Bombus franklinii\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Franklin\'s Bumble Bee\r\n\r\nCategory: Bee\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown (declining)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Disease from commercially bred bumblebees and habitat destruction and degradation (credit:Brendan White)
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Scientific Name: Brachyteles hypoxanthus\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Northern muriqui\r\n\r\nCategory: Primate\r\n\r\nPopulation: < 1,000 individuals\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat loss and fragmentation due to large-scale deforestation and selective logging (credit:Andew Young)
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Scientific Name:Bradypus pygmaeus\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Pygmy sloth\r\n\r\nCategory: Sloth\r\n\r\nPopulation: < 500 individuals \r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat loss due to illegal logging of mangrove forests for firewood and construction and hunting of the sloths (credit:Craig Turner ZSL)
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Scientific Name:Callitriche pulchra\r\n\r\nCommon Name: None\r\n\r\nCategory: Freshwater plant\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown (declining)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Exploitation of the species\' habitat by stock, and modification of the pool by local people (credit:Richard Lansdown)
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Scientific Name:Calumma tarzan\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Tarzan\'s Chameleon\r\n\r\nCategory: Chameleon\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat destruction for agriculture (credit:Frank Gaw)
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Scientific Name:Cavia intermedia\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Santa Catarina\'s Guinea Pig\r\n\r\nCategory: Guinea Pig\r\n\r\nPopulation: 40-60 individuals\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat disturbance and possible hunting; small population effects (credit:Luciano Candisani)
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Scientific Name:Cercopithecus roloway\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Roloway Guenon\r\n\r\nCategory: Primate\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Hunting for consumption as bushmeat, and habitat loss (credit:Sheila Curtin)
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Scientific Name:Coleura seychellensis\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Seychelles Sheath-Tailed Bat\r\n\r\nCategory: Bat\r\n\r\nPopulation: < 100 mature individuals (est 2008)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat degradation and predation by invasive species (credit:Justin Gerlach)
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Scientific Name:Cryptomyces maximus\r\n\r\nCommon Name: None\r\n\r\nCategory: Fungus\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown (declining)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Limited availability of habitat (credit:David Harries)
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Scientific Name:Cryptotis nelsoni\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Nelson\'s Small-Eared Shrew\r\n\r\nCategory: Shrew\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown (declining)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: habitat loss due to logging cattle grazing, fire and agriculture (credit:Lazaro Guevara)
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Scientific Name:Cyclura collei\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Jamaican Iguana\r\n\r\nCategory: Iguana\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown (declining)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Predation by introduced species and habitat destruction (credit:Jaclyn Woods Fort Worth Zoo)
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Scientific Name:Dendrophylax fawcettii\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Cayman Islands Ghost Orchid\r\n\r\nCategory: Orchid\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown (declining)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat destruction due to infrastructure development (credit:Christine Rose-Smyth)
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Scientific Name:Diomedea amsterdamensis\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Amsterdam Island Albatross\r\n\r\nCategory: Bird\r\n\r\nPopulation: 100 mature individuals\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Disease and incidental capture in long-line fishing operations (credit:Eric van der Vlist)
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Scientific Name:Diospyros katendei\r\n\r\nCommon Name: None\r\n\r\nCategory: Tree\r\n\r\nPopulation: 20 individuals, one population\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: High pressure from communities for agricultural activity, illegal tree felling, habitat degradation due to alluvial gold digging and small population (credit:Royal Botanical Gardens / Kew)
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Scientific Name:Dipterocarpus lamellatus\r\n\r\nCommon Name: None\r\n\r\nCategory: Dipterocarp (tree)\r\n\r\nPopulation: 12 individuals\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat loss and degradation due to logging of lowland forest and creation of industrial plantations (credit:Jeisin bin Jumian)
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Scientific Name:Discoglossus nigriventer\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Hula painted frog\r\n\r\nCategory: Frog\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown (recent rediscovery in 2011)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Predation by birds and range restriction due to habitat destruction (credit:Oz Rittner)
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Scientific Name:Discorea strydomiana\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Wild Yam\r\n\r\nCategory: Yam\r\n\r\nPopulation: 200 Individuals\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Collection for medicinal use (credit:Mervyn Lotter)
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Scientific Name:Dombeya mauritiana \r\n\r\nCommon Name: None\r\n\r\nCategory: Flowering plant\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown (declining)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat degradation and destruction due to encroachment by alien invasive plant species and cannabis cultivation (credit:© Loïc RUELLAN 08 05 2010)
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Scientific Name:Eleocarpus bojeri\r\n\r\nCommon Name: None\r\n\r\nCategory: Flowering plant\r\n\r\nPopulation: < 10 individuals\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Small population and degraded habitat (credit:Christopher Kaiser- Bunbury)
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Scientific Name:Eleutherodactylus glandulifer\r\n\r\nCommon Name: La Hotte Glanded Frog\r\n\r\nCategory: Frog\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown (declining)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat destruction due to charcoal production and slash-and-burn agriculture (credit:Claudio Contreras / Penn State Eberly College of Science)
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Scientific Name:Eriosyce chilensis\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Chilenito\r\n\r\nCategory: Cactus\r\n\r\nPopulation: < 500 individuals\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Collection of flowering individuals (credit:Frank Kattermann)
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Scientific Name:Erythrina schliebenii\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Coral Tree\r\n\r\nCategory: Flowering tree\r\n\r\nPopulation: < 50 individuals\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Limited habitat and small population size increasing vulnerability to stochastic events (credit:Cosmas Mligo)
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Scientific Name:Euphorbia tanaensis\r\n\r\nCommon Name: None\r\n\r\nCategory: Semi-deciduous tree\r\n\r\nPopulation: 4 mature individuals\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Illegal logging and habitat degradation due to agricultural expansion and infrastructure development (credit:Olivier Hamerlynck)
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Scientific Name:Eurynorhynchus pygmeus\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Spoon-Billed Sandpiper\r\n\r\nCategory: Bird\r\n\r\nPopulation: < 100 breeding pairs\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Trapping on wintering grounds and land reclamation. (credit:Baz Scampion)
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Scientific Name:Ficus katendei\r\n\r\nCommon Name: None\r\n\r\nCategory: Tree (ficus)\r\n\r\nPopulation: < 50 mature individuals\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Agricultural activity, illegal tree felling and habitat degradation due to alluvial gold digging (credit:Axel Paulson)
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Scientific Name:Geronticus eremita\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Northern Bald Ibis\r\n\r\nCategory: Bird\r\n\r\nPopulation: 200-249 mature individuals\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat degradation and destruction, and hunting (credit:Alamy)
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Scientific Name:Gigasiphon macrosiphon\r\n\r\nCommon Name: None\r\n\r\nCategory: Flowering tree\r\n\r\nPopulation: 33 mature individuals\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Timber extraction and habitat degradation due to agricultural encroachment and development, seed predation by wild pigs (credit:Quentin Luke)
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Scientific Name:Heleophryne rosei\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Table Mountain Ghost Frog\r\n\r\nCategory: Frog\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat degradation due to invasive plants and water abstraction (credit:Atherton de Villiers)
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Scientific Name:Heteromirafa sidamoensis\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Liben Lark\r\n\r\nCategory: Bird\r\n\r\nPopulation: 90- 256 individuals\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat loss and degradation due to agricultural expansion, over-grazing and fire suppression (credit:Paul Donald)
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Scientific Name:Hibiscadelphus woodii\r\n\r\nCommon Name: None\r\n\r\nCategory: Hibiscus\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat degradation due to feral ungulates and invasive introduced plant species (credit:Ken Wood)
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Scientific Name:Hucho perryi (Parahucho perryi)\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Sakhalin Taimen\r\n\r\nCategory: Salmonid\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown (declining)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Overfishing (sport fishing and commercial bycatch) and habitat loss from damming, agriculture and other land use practices. (credit:Sarafutsu Itou no Kai)
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Scientific Name:Lathyrus belinensis\r\n\r\nCommon Name: None\r\n\r\nCategory: Sweet-pea\r\n\r\nPopulation: < 1,000 (2010 est)\r\n\r\nThreats to Survival: Habitat destruction due to urbanisation, over-grazing, conifer planting and road widening (credit:Nigel Maxted)
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Scientific Name:Leiopelma archeyii \r\n\r\nCommon Name: Archey\'s Frog\r\n\r\nCategory: Frog\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown (declining)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Chytridiomycosis and predation by invasive species (credit:New Zealand Department of Conservation)
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Scientific Name:Lithobates sevosus\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Dusky Gopher Frog\r\n\r\nCategory: Frog\r\n\r\nPopulation: 60-100 individuals (est 2003)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Fungal disease and habitat limitation due to climate change and land-use changes (credit:John Himes)
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Scientific Name:Lophura edwardsi \r\n\r\nCommon Name: Edward\'s pheasant\r\n\r\nCategory: Bird\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Hunting and habitat loss (credit:© Tom Friedel BirdPhotos.com)
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Scientific Name:Margaritifera marocana\r\n\r\nCommon Name: None\r\n\r\nCategory: Mussel\r\n\r\nPopulation: < 250 individuals (2010 est)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat degradation and disturbance due to pollution and development (credit:Rafa Araujo_ MNCN_(CSIC) Madrid_ Spain)
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Scientific Name:Moominia willii\r\n\r\nCommon Name: None\r\n\r\nCategory: Mollusc\r\n\r\nPopulation: < 500 individuals\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Invasive species and climate change (credit:Justin Gerlach)
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Scientific Name: Natalus primus\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Cuban Greater Funnel Eared Bat\r\n\r\nCategory: Bat\r\n\r\nPopulation: < 100 individuals (est 2005)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat loss and human disturbance (credit:Carlos A Mancina)
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Scientific Name:Nepenthes attenboroughii\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Attenborough\'s Pitcher Plant\r\n\r\nCategory: Carnivorous plant\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Poaching (credit:Stewart McPherson)
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Scientific Name:Nomascus hainanus\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Hainan Gibbon\r\n\r\nCategory: Primate\r\n\r\nPopulation: < 20 individuals\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Hunting (credit:Jessica Bryant)
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Scientific Name:Oreocnemis phoenix\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Mulanje Red Damsel\r\n\r\nCategory: Butterfly\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown (declining)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat destruction and degradation due to drainage, agricultural expansion and exploitation of forest (credit:KD Dijkstra)
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Scientific Name:Pangasius sanitwongsi\r\n \r\nCommon Name: Pangasid Catfish\r\n\r\nCategory: Freshwater fish\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown (declining)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Overfishing and collection for aquarium trade (credit:Oliver Lucanus)
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Scientific Name:Phocoena sinus\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Vaquita\r\n\r\nCategory: Porpoise\r\n\r\nPopulation: 200+ individuals and declining\r\n\r\nThreats to Survival: Incidental capture in gillnets (credit:T.A Jefferson)
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Scientific Name:Picea neoveitchii\r\n\r\nCommon Name: None\r\n\r\nCategory: Conifer\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown (declining)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Forest destruction\r\n\r\n (credit:Chris Reynolds)
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Scientific Name:Pinus squamata\r\n \r\nCommon Name: Qiaojia Pine\r\n\r\nCategory: Conifer\r\n\r\nPopulation: < 25 mature individuals\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Limited distribution and small population size (credit:http://en.kunming.cn/)
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Scientific Name:Pristis pristis\r\n \r\nCommon Name: Common Sawfish\r\n\r\nCategory: Sawfish\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown (declining)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Exploitation - has removed the species from 95% of its historical range (credit:Alamy)
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Scientific Name:Prolemur simus\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Greater Bamboo Lemur\r\n\r\nCategory: Primate\r\n\r\nPopulation: 100-160 individuals\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat destruction due to slash-and-burn agriculture, mining and illegal logging (credit:Noel Rowe)
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Scientific Name:Propithecus candidus\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Silky Sifaka\r\n\r\nCategory: Primate\r\n\r\nPopulation: 100 -1,000 individuals\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Hunting and habitat disturbance (credit:MediaWiki: Maky)
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Scientific Name:Psammobates geometricus\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Geometric Tortoise\r\n\r\nCategory: Tortoise\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat destruction and degradation, and predation (credit:Erik Baard)
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Scientific Name:Pseudoryx nghetinhensis\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Saola\r\n\r\nCategory: Saola (bovid affinities)\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Hunting and habitat destruction (credit:Toon Fey WWF)
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Scientific Name:Psiadia cataractae\r\n\r\nCommon Name: None\r\n\r\nCategory: Flowering plant\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat degradation and destruction due to development project and alien invasive plant species (credit:© Loïc RUELLAN)
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Scientific Name:Psorodonotus ebneri\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Beydaglari Bush-cricket\r\n\r\nCategory: Cricket\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: climate change, habitat loss
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Scientific Name:Rhinoceros sondaicus\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Javan Rhino\r\n\r\nCategory: Rhino\r\n\r\nPopulation: < 100 individuals\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Hunting for traditional medicine and small population size (credit:Klaus Lang)
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Scientific Name:Rhinopithecus avunculus\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Tonkin Snub-Nosed Monkey\r\n\r\nCategory: Primate\r\n\r\nPopulation: < 200 individuals\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat loss and hunting. Known from only a few records in small area of habitat ( less than 10km2) (credit:Le Khac Quyet University of Colorado Boulder)
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Scientific Name:Rhizanthella gardneri\r\n\r\nCommon Name: West Australian Underground Orchid\r\n\r\nCategory: Orchid\r\n\r\nPopulation: < 100 individuals\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Land clearance for agriculture (96% habitat cleared to date), climate change and salinisation (credit:Kingsley Dixon)
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Scientific Name:Rhyncocyon spp\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Boni Giant Sengi\r\n\r\nCategory: Sengi\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown (declining)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Highly restricted habitat and distribution, security issues, oil development in area with associated increase in human population in area (credit:ZSL_KWS)
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Scientific Name:Risiocnemis seidenschwarzi\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Cebu Frill-Wing\r\n\r\nCategory: Damsel fly\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown (declining)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat degradation and destruction. (credit:Reagan Joseph T Villanueva)
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Scientific Name:Rosa arabica\r\n\r\nCommon Name: None\r\n\r\nCategory: Flowering tree\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown (declining)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Domestic animals grazing, climate change and drought, medicinal plant collection and restricted range (credit:Medicinal Plant Conservation Project Egypt and St Katherine Park)
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Scientific Name:Salanoia durrelli\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Durrell\'s Vontsira\r\n\r\nCategory: Vontsira (small carnivore)\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown (declining)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat loss (credit:Ian Vernon Tim Hounsome Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust)
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Scientific Name:Santamartamys rufodorsalis\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Red-Crested Tree Rat\r\n\r\nCategory: Rat\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat loss through urban development and coffee cultivation (credit:Lizzie Noble Fundacion ProAves)
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Scientific Name:Squatina squatina\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Angel Shark\r\n\r\nCategory: Shark\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown (declining)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Benthic trawling (credit:MediaWiki: Yzx)
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Scientific Name:Sterna bernsteini\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Chinese Crested Tern\r\n\r\nCategory: Bird\r\n\r\nPopulation: < 50 mature individuals\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Egg collection and habitat destruction (credit:Martin Hale)
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Scientific Name:Sygnathus watermeyeri\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Estuarine Pipefish (River Pipefish)\r\n\r\nCategory: Pipefish\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown (declining)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Construction of dams altering river flows and flood events into estuaries (credit:Paul Cowley)
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Scientific Name:Tahina spectabilis\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Suicide Palm\r\n\r\nCategory: Palm\r\n\r\nPopulation: 90 Individuals\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat loss due to fires, logging and agricultural developments (credit:William Baker Royal Botanic Gardens Kew)
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Scientific Name:Telmatobufo bullocki juvenile\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Bullock\'s False Toad\r\n\r\nCategory: Toad\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat destruction as a result of energy development (credit:Andres Charrier)
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Scientific Name:Tokudaia muenninki\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Okinawa Spiny Rat\r\n\r\nCategory: Rat\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown (declining)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat loss and predation by feral cats (credit:Norihiro Kawauchi)
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Scientific Name: Trigonostigma sompongsi\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Somphongs\'s rasbora\r\n\r\nCategory: Freshwater fish\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown (declining)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat loss and degradation from farmland conversion and urbanization (credit:Nonn Paintwong)
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Scientific Name:Valencia letourneuxi\r\n\r\nCommon Name: None\r\n\r\nCategory: Freshwater fish\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown (declining)\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat destruction, water abstraction and agressive interaction with Gambusia\r\n (credit:Heiko Karst)
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Scientific Name:Voanioala gerardii\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Forest Coconut\r\n\r\nCategory: palm\r\n\r\nPopulation: < 10 individuals\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Harvesting for consumption of palm heart and deforestation (credit:John Dransfield Royal Botanic Gardens Kew)
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Scientific Name:Zaglossus attenboroughii\r\n\r\nCommon Name: Attenborough\'s Echidna\r\n\r\nCategory: echidna\r\n\r\nPopulation: Unknown\r\n\r\nThreats To Survival: Habitat modification and degradation due to logging, agricultural encroachment shifting cultivation and hunting by local people (credit:Hein van Grouw)