Endangered animals on Terife would astound many, as there are so few.

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There are some endangered animals of Tenerife, although not many on land.

Its goats are endangered animals for several reasons.

One of them is for ever rising road traffic.

Also, sudden heavy rains may carry down volcanic rocks in Tenerife gorges. I have photos of two goats which perished in the San Felipe gorge because of flooding rains. They were dumped in wheel barrows on a Tenerife beach after their tragic death. The photos are too terrible for people's sensitivity. Therefore, barranco gorges may not always be the ideal place for goat keeping, although Tenerife barrancos (gorges) seem so very practical.

They make Canary Island goats endangered animals to an extent.

More so, many Tenerife mountain goats died because of wildfires in Tenerife and on Gran Canaria, in 2007. People hopefully learned, not to keep goats fenced in too close to pine forests which can burn.

Peril for goats from other animals:

No danger from other animals exists, unless a rapid dog or cat. However, new born goats may fear birds of prey which may even be endangered birds. A baby goat could be spotted by a Barbary falcon near the birds' habitat, for instance.

Tenerife reptiles in danger:

Reptiles like the La Gomera giant lizard as well as the El Hierro giant lizard are in definite big danger of extinction right now, while their numbers were reported as shrunk too much again in 2010. Meantime, they are so important for a healthy ecosystem of the islands.

Hear about a domesticated fly eater lizard which also was part of wildlife of Tenerife and whose tail had been eaten off by another animal.

Endangered whales:

Discover the peril with whale watching on Tenerife island...

Environmental awareness is also much needed for dolphins.

Possibly endangered sharks:

Not sure, if there is any imminent danger concerning cazones which are the small predator sharks of Tenerife and the Canary Islands.

Endangered animals of our oceans

The July offshore Bertram deepsea fishing tournaments of San Miguel de Abona near el Medano Tenerife are not only a highlight for sports fishing of game fish and blue Marlin but also good deeds.

The Bertram tournaments celebrated their fiftyeth anniversary between 21 and 23rd of July 2011.

Those tournaments represent the most professional, elite form of Tenerife fishing, while they also assist to preserve ocean animals which may easily become extinct.

Not only the big whale is threatened to perish, but also game fish, when they are killed immature by men. This also includes dolphins, sea lions, orcas, turtles and many more creatures of the sea. Unfortunately, shark fishing and other ocean species are not properly controlled in some countries.

A fisherman must return the game fish back to sea when they don't have a minimum weight

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All such endangered animals are tagged with micro chips during the Bertram tournament. They are then released to trace their future global migration. This is a strategy to preserve the environment for the sake of mankind. At the same time, it is very important and interesting for scientists and marine biology.

Industrial waste threat:

The entire ocean near the Tenerife capital Santa Cruz seemed to be in peril in 2009, when industrial waste was discovered which disappeared quite fast. It has been reported that it was an accident and will never happen again. All red lights went on when this happened, as such bad chemicals in the sea contribute to endangered animals and are a threat to humans, too. This incident was like a needle in a hay stack compared to the nuclear Fukushima Daiichi disaster and threat to animals and mankind caused by damaged reactors in Japan in 2011.

Also radar and the humble plastic bag with all its related cousins as well as other chemical and some mineral byproducts loom over the well being of our ocean animals. Not to forget spills by damaged oil tankers which are the worst.

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There see a typical picture of Canary Island goats as well as a peculiar scene depicting on how keep goats the cheap way in volcanic terrain...

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