Europe does has endangered species. (click here)
To the left is the Apennine Charmoise.
...The risks (click here) that are associated with the illegal wildlife trade within the EU are mainly related to long-term issues like deforestation or the extinction of rare domestic species. More concerning are the impacts outside of Europe, especially in Africa, Latin America and South East Asia. Although at times, without defining the concept of organized crime, several literature sources claim that organized criminal groups operate in the illegal wildlife trade (Alacs and Georges 2008). In the case of Vietnam, for example, transnational networks are illegally trading rare and endangered wildlife, in particular tiger, panther, bear, elephant, snake, and pangolin (Cao and Wyatt 2013). Organised Crime Groups (OCGs) use poaching, trafficking of wildlife products and illegal trade in timber to finance criminal activities like purchasing firearms (Wyatt 2013b). As EnviCrimeNet warns, this poses not only a problem for the national governments, but also for the economical and security interests of the European Union (EnviCrimeNet 2015)....
List of the three most seized species 2007-2014
Species find themselves struggling to keep their habitat at times. But, a part of the problem is poaching and sale of animals or their parts.
There just isn't much to say when countries are as dedicated as this to their people and their best outcomes.
In 2015, (click here) greenhouse gas emissions in the EU-28 were down by 22 % compared with 1990 levels, representing an absolute reduction of 1,265 million tonnes of CO2-equivalents, putting the EU on track to surpass its 2020 target, which is to reduce GHG emissions by 20 % by 2020 and by 40 % by 2030 compared with 1990....
Why argue with success, especially when these countries continually try to do better.
