PYRENEAN DESMAN IS DISAPPEARING FROM THE NORTHEAST OF PORTUGAL

In an article published by the prestigious journal Animal Conservation, CIBIO-InBIO researchers Lorenzo Quaglietta, Joana Paupério, Filipa Martins, Paulo Célio Alves and Pedro Beja show that Pyrenean desman (Galemys pyrenaicus) is in marked decline in Northeast Portugal, and suggests a reassessment of the species' conservation status, defined as "vulnerable" in 2008.

The article, which now has been highlighted by the media, also emphasize the importance of river conservation, especially of headwater streams in mountainous zones, which seem to function as natural refugia for the species.

To know more about this topic, please follow the links below:
"Toupeira-de-água está a desaparecer do Nordeste de Portugal" | Público | June 20, 2018 (Information available in Portuguese)
"Alguma coisa está a acabar com as toupeiras-de-água em Portugal" | Diário de Notícias | June 21, 2018 (Information available in Portuguese)

"Cinco coisas que Portugal pode fazer para salvar a toupeira-de-água" | Wilder | June 26, 2018 (Information available in Portuguese)

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