EN B 1 ab(ii,iii,iv) + 2 ab(ii,iii,iv)
Category. Endangered species. In the Caucasus the species grows only in Armenia in two sub–populations. The extent of occurrence and the area of occupancy are less than 500 km2. The species faces disturbance of habitats as a result of economical activity (expansion of arable lands, establishment of economic constructions), as well as being trampled by the cattle. It was included in the first edition of the Red Data Book of Armenia under Category 2: R...
CR B 1 ab(i,ii,iii,iv) + 2 ab(i,ii,iii,iv)
Category. Critically endangered species. It is found only in one location. The extent of occurrence and the area of occupancy are less than 10 km2. It was included in the first edition of the Red Data Book of Armenia under Category 0: Apparently disappearing species. It is included in the 2nd Annex of CITES. It is not included in the Annexes of the Bern Convention.
Description. Perennial herb with globular bulb 2,5–3,5 cm in diam., bulb tunics b...
EN B 1 ab(i,ii,iii) + 2ab(i,ii iii)
Category. Endangered species. Endemic of Transcaucasia. The extent of occurrence and the area of occupancy are less than 500 km2. The main threat is the collection of the flowers as valuable decorative plant and disturbance of habitat conditions. It was not included in the first edition of the Red Data Book of Armenia. It is included in the 2nd Annex of CITES as representative of the genus Galanthus. It is not included in the Annexes of the Bern Convention.
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VU B 1 ab(i,ii,iii) + 2 ab(i,ii,iii)
Category. Vulnerable species. Endemic of Transcaucasia. It is found in 2 floristic regions. The extent of occurrence is less than 20000 km2, the area of occupancy is less than 2000 km2. The main threat is the collection of the flowers as valuable decorative plant and deforestation. It was included in the first edition of the Red Data Book of Armenia as Galanthus transcaucasicus under Category 1: Endangered species. It is included in the 2nd Annex of CITES as...
EN B 1 ab(i,ii,iii) + 2 ab(ii,iii)
Category. Endangered species. Endemic of Transcaucasia. The extent of occurrence and the area of occupancy are less than 500 km2. The main threat is the intensive collection as decorative plant and illegal forest cutting which leads to the disturbance of habitats. In the first edition of the Red Data Book of Armenia it was included under Category 1: Endangered species. It is included in the 2nd Annex of CITES as representative of the genus Galanthus. It is not...
EN* B 1 ab(iii,iv,v) + 2 ab(iii,iv,v)
Category. Endangered species. The extent of occurrence is less than 20000 km2, the area of occupancy is less than 2000 km2. The species faces decline of the extent of occurrence and the area of occupancy caused by anthropogenic factor. The category has been upgraded to EN as a result of obvious decline of the quantity. It was included in the first edition of the Red Data Book of Armenia under Category 2: Rare species. It is not included in the Annexes of CI...
EN B 1 ab(iii) + 2 ab(iii)
Category. Endangered species. It is situated in the northern part of the main area of distribution. The area is severely fragmented. The extent of occurrence is less than 5000 km2, the area of occupancy is less than 500 km2. The species faces decline of the extent of occurrence and the area of occupancy caused by anthropogenic factor and agricultural activity. It was wrongly included in the first edition of the Red Data Book of Armenia as a synonym of Alium derderianu...
CR B 1 ab(iii) + 2 ab(iii)
Category. Critically endangered species. Endemic of Trascaucasia. Only one population is known in Armenia. The extent of occurrence and the area of occupancy are less than 10 km2. The species faces loss of the main habitat caused by internal factors, contingency and grazing. It was not included in the first edition of the Red Data Book of Armenia. It is not included in the Annexes of CITES and that of the Bern Convention.
Description. Bulbous plant. Stem 10–30 ...
CR B 1 ab(iii) + 2 ab(iii)
Category. Critically endangered species. It is situated in the northern border of the main area of distribution. Only one sub–population is known the extent of occurrence and the area of occupancy of which are less than 10 km2. It was included in the first edition of the Red Data Book of Armenia under Category 0: Apparently disappearing species. It was collected several times in the recent years. It is not included in the Annexes of CITES and that of the Bern Co...
EN B 1 ab(iii) + 2 ab(iii)
Category. Endangered species. It is situated in the south–eastern border of the main area of distribution. Two sub–populations are known, one of which may suffer from lime mining. The extent of occurrence and the area of occupancy are less than 500 km2. It was not included in the first edition of the Red Data Book of Armenia. It is not included in the Annexes of CITES and that of the Bern Convention.
Description. Bulbous plant. Stem 10-30 cm. Inflorescenc...
EN B 1 ab(iii,iv) + 2 ab(iii,iv)
Category. Endangered species. It is situated in the eastern border of the main area of distribution. In Armenia 4 locations are known that are situated at a considerable distance from each other. The extent of occurrence is less than 5000 km2, the area of occupancy is less than 500 km2. The species faces decline of the extent of occurrence and the area of occupancy caused by tillage of the steppes and grazing. It was not included in the first edition of the Red ...
CR B 1 ab(iii) + 2 ab(iii)
Category. Critically endangered species. Endemic of Southern Transcaucasia. Only one location is known in Armenia. The extent of occurrence and the area of occupancy are less than 10 km2. The species faces loss/degradation of the only habitat caused by contingency and overgrazing. It was not included in the first edition of the Red Data Book of Armenia. It is not included in the Annexes of CITES and that of the Bern Convention.
Description. Bulbous plant 7–20 c...
EN B 1 ab(iii) + 2 ab(iii)
Category. Endangered species. It is situated in the farthermost northern part of the main area of distribution. 4 sub–populations are known. The extent of occurrence and the area of occupancy are less than 500 km2. The species faces decline of the extent of occurrence and the area of occupancy caused by anthropogenic factor. It was included in the first edition of the Red Data Book of Armenia under Category 2: Rare species. A. woronowii was wrongly listed as a s...
CR B 1 ab(iii) + 2 ab(iii)
Category. Critically endangered species. Only one location is known in the northern border of the main area of distribution of the species. The extent of occurrence and the area of occupancy are less than 10 km2. The species is on the verge of extinction caused by habitat loss. The species A. materculae Bordz. under the name A. akaka was wrongly included into the first edition of the Red Data Book of Armenia. It is not included in the Annexes of CITES and that of the ...
CR B 1 ab(ii,iii,iv) + 2 ab(i,ii,iii,iv)
Category. Critically endangered species. This species is almost extinct because of vegetation succession in the Lori Plateau lakes. It was included in the first edition of the Red Data Book of Armenia under Category 0: Apparently disappearing species. It is not included in the Annexes of CITES and that of the Bern Convention.
Description. Perennial aquatic herbs with subterranean tuber–forming rhizomes, without floating or rubmerged leaves. Emerge...
CR B 1 ab(ii,iii,iv) + 2 ab(i,ii, iii,iv)
Category. Critically endangered species. This species is almost extinct because of vegetation succession in the Lori Plateau lakes and extinction of rice fields in the Ararat Valley. It was included in the first edition of the Red Data Book of Armenia under Category 0: Apparently disappearing species. It is not included in the Annexes of CITES and that of the Bern Convention.
Description. Perennial aquatic herbs with subterranean tuber–forming rh...
EN B 1 ab(i,ii,iii,iv) + 2 ab(i,ii,ii,iii)
Category. Endangered species. The extent of occurrence and the area of occupancy are less than 500 km2. Natural habitats are on the verge of direct extinction as a result of intensive economic activity. It was included in the first edition of the Red Data Book of Armenia under Category 1: Endangered species. It is not included in the Annexes of CITES and that of the Bern Convention.
Description. Perennial herb with thick creeping rhizome, covered with...
CR B 1 ab(iii) + 2 ab(iii)
Category. Critically endangered species. Only one not large sub–population is known. The extent of occurrence (EOO) and area of occupancy (AOO) are less than 10 km2. The species is under threat of extinction caused by the expansion of arable lands. It was not included in the first edition of the Red Data Book of Armenia. It is not included in the Annexes of CITES and that of the Bern Convention (Convention of the European Wildlife and Natural Habitats).
Descrip...
VU B 1 ab(iii) + 2 ab(iii)
Category. Vulnerable species. This relic species of the Tertiary period is distributed in Idjevan and Zangezur floristic regions forming several relatively large groves. Individual trees are met in beech and oak forests. The change in habitat conditions may cause degression of habitats. It was included in the first edition of the Red Data Book of Armenia under Category 2: Rare species. It is not included in the Annexes of CITES and that of the Bern Convention.
Descri...
EN B 1 ab(iii) + 2 ab(iii)
Category. Endangered species. Area of distribution is severely fragmented. The extent of occurrence (EOO) and the area of occupancy (AOO) are less than 500 km2. It was included in the first edition of the Red Data Book of Armenia under Category 1: Endangered species. It is not included in the Annexes of CITES and that of the Bern Convention.
Description. Low, usually prostrate shrub up to 50 cm. Leaves shiny, bright green, lanceolate–linear, acuminate, domed on...
CR B 1 ab(iii) + 2 ab(iii)
Category. Critically endangered species. Only one sub–population of this relic species is known. The extent of occurrence and the area of occupancy are less than 10 km2. The species faces high risk of extinction caused by the restricted area of distribution. It was included in the first edition of the Red Data Book of Armenia under Category 1: Endangered species. It is not included in the Annexes of CITES and that of the Bern Convention.
Description. Perennial ...
VU* B 1 ab(iii) + 2 ab(iii)
Category. Vulnerable species. The extent of occurrence and the area of occupancy are less than 500 km2. Taking into consideration the fact that the main area of distribution is beyond the borders of Armenia the category of threat has been downgraded to VU. It was included in the first edition of the Red Data Book of Armenia under Category 2: Rare species. It is not included in the Annexes of CITES and that of the Bern Convention.
Description. Rhizomatous perennial p...
CR B 1 ab(iii) + 2 ab(iii)
Category. Critically endangered species. Only one sub–population is known. The extent of occurrence and the area of occupancy are less than 10 km2. The species is on the verge of extinction caused by amelioration and succession of natural vegetation of the lakes which leads to changes in habitat conditions. It was included in the first edition of the Red Data Book of Armenia under Category 1: Endangered species. The species is included in the Annex 2 of the Bern...
CR B 1 ab(iii,iv) + 2ab(iii,iv)
Category. Critically endangered species. The area of distribution is severely fragmented. Two localities are known at the distance of 225 km, one of which is under serious threat as it is situated in health–resort zone. The extent of occurrence and the area of occupancy are less than 10 km2. The species faces decline of the extent of occurrence and the area of occupancy caused by anthropogenic factor. It was included in the first edition of the Red Data Boo...
CR B 1 ab(iii) + 2 ab(iii)
Category. Critically endangered species. Only one sub–population is known. The extent of occurrence and the area of occupancy are less than 10 km2. The species faces decline of the extent of occurrence and the area of occupancy caused by changes in habitats conditions. It was included in the first edition of the Red Data Book of Armenia under Category 1: Endangered species. It is not included in the Annexes of CITES and that of the Bern Convention.
Description....
EN B 1 ab(iii) + 2 ab(iii)
Category. Endangered species. The extent of occurrence and the area of occupancy are less than 500 km2. The key threat is decline of the extent of occurrence and the area of occupancy caused by changes in habitats conditions. It was not included in the first edition of the Red Data Book of Armenia. It is not included in the Annexes of CITES and that of the Bern Convention.
Description. Rhizomatous perennial plants 10–45 cm. Frond blade rigid, coriaceous, linear...
EN B 1 ab(iii) + 2 ab(iii)
Category. Endangered species. Area of distribution is fragmented. The extent of occurrence is less than 5000 km2, the area of occupancy is less than 500 km2. The key threat is decline of the extent of occurrence and area of occupancy caused by changes in habitats conditions. It was not included in the first edition of the Red Data Book of Armenia. It is not included in the Annexes of CITES and that of the Bern Convention.
Description. Rhizomatous perennial plant up t...
VU* B 1 ab(iii) + 2 ab(iii)
Category. Vulnerable species. Area of distribution is fragmented. Theextent of occurrence is less than 5000 km2, the area of occupancy is lessthan 500 km2. The category of threat has been downgraded to VU sincethe main area of distribution of the species is beyond the borders of therepublic. It was included in the first edition of the Red Data Book of Armeniaunder Category 1: Endangered species.It is not included in the Annexes of CITES and that of the BernConvention...
EN* B 1 ab(iii) + 2 ab(iii)
Category. Endangered species. Two locations are known in the North Armenia. The extent of occurrence and the area of occupancy are less than 10 km2. The key threat is decline of the extent of occurrence and area of occupancy caused by changes in habitats conditions. The category of threat has downgraded to EN since the main area of distribution of the species is beyond the borders of the republic. It was not included in the first edition of the Red Data Book of Armen...
EN B 1 ab(iii) + 2 ab(iii)
Category. Endangered species. It occurs in three habitats one of which is very remote. The extent of occurrence is less than 5000 km2, the area of occupancy is less than 500 km2. The key threat is the decline of the extent of occurrence and area of occupancy caused by changes in habitats conditions. It was not included in the first edition of the Red Data Book of Armenia. It is not included in the Annexes of CITES and that of the Bern Convention.
Description. Rhizoma...
VU* B 1 ab(iii) + 2 ab(iii)
Category. Vulnerable species. The extent of occurrence (EOO) is less than 5000 km2; the area of occupancy (AOO) is less than 500 km2. The category of threat has been downgraded to VU since the main area of distribution of the species is beyond the borders of the republic. In the first edition of the Red Data Book of Armenia it was included under Category 1: Endangered species. It is not included in the Annexes of CITES and that of the Bern Convention.
Description. R...
CR B 1 ab(ii,iii,iv) + 2 ab(i,ii,iii,iv)
Category. Critically endangered species. It was found in Mrkhuz mountain range in 1982. It was considered not only new species for the flora of Armenia, but also a species that belonged to new genera, new family and new order. The extent of occurrence (EOO) and the area of occupancy (AOO) are less than 10 km2. It was not included in the first edition of the Red Data Book of Armenia. It is not included in the Annexes of CITES and that of the Bern Conventi...
They will not sell dogs, construction materials and clothes in Yerevan Vernissage soon.
The Municipality of Yerevan has initiated to carry out modernization, regulation and improvement works there.
During a public discussion 4 improvement projects where introduced. Responsibles for the project reported that the final draft will also be presented to the public.
The Nature Protection Ministry informs that from 11.04.2016–15.04.2016 the State Environmental Inspection detected violations during inspections it carried out, which resulted in drawing up 10 decisions on administrative fines in the amount of 730,000 AMD, while the total damage caused to environment was estimated in the amount of 409,500 million AMD.
The sanctions imposed by the State Environmental Inspection results in 3.1 million AMD paid to the state budget.
Deer - Cervidae
Status. The species is listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 3.1) as Least Concern. According to IUCN criteria categorized as Critically Endangered CR D.
Distribution. The subspecies is distributed across the montane forests of the Caucasus, Asia Minor and Northern Iran.
Distribution in Armenia. Already in 1954 this species was considered a casual vagrant from Georgia and Azerbaijan. Before that, it was widespread in forests of the northern, eastern and south...
Cattle, antelopes and goats - Bovidae
Status. Listed in the Red Data Book of the former USSR. Listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 3.1) as Vulnerable VU A2cde. According to IUCN criteria categorized as Endangered EN D.
Distribution. The subspecies is distributed in Nakhichevan, Armenia and Northwestern Iran, southwards to the Lake Urmia. Before the mid–20th century, the Caucasian and Iranian parts of the population were interconnected due to animal migrations across th...
Cattle, antelopes and goats - Bovidae
Status. Listed in the Red Data Book of the former USSR. Listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 3.1) as Vulnerable VU A2cd. According to IUCN criteria categorized as Vulnerable VU B2ab(iii); C2a(i).
Distribution. The range extends from the North Caucasus (Daghestan) to Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Distribution in Armenia. Distributed on the Sevan Ridge (near the Shorzha village), western branches of the Geghama Ridge (Khosrov Forest Reserve),...
Cats - Felidae
Status. Most likely, it no longer exists in the country. Listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 3.1) as Near Threatened NT. According to IUCN criteria categorized as Regionally Extinct RE.
Distribution. Distributed in Central Asia.
Distribution in Armenia. Recorded in only two sites (Urts Ridge and Meghri district), the latest of which is dated 1935. Nagorno Karabakh, Nakhichevan and the Arax riverside in northern Iran adjoin this range.
Habitats. Arid grassla...
Cats - Felidae
Status. In the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 3.1), the species is categorized as Near Threatened NT and the subspecies as Endangered EN C2a(i). According to IUCN criteria categorized as Critically Endangered CR C2a(i); D.
Distribution. The range of the subspecies encompasses the Caucasus, Eastern Turkey, Southern Turkmenistan, Iran and Afghanistan.
Distribution in Armenia. Inhabits Southwestern and Southern Armenia from the central and eastern parts of Khosrov Fores...
Cats - Felidae
Status. Listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 3.1) as Least Concern. According to IUCN criteria categorized as Vulnerable VU B1ab(iii,iv).
Distribution. The species is distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa. The range of this subspecies is confined to Europe.
Distribution in Armenia. Occurs in the Ararat, Vayots Dzor, Syunik, Tavush and Lori provinces at 700–2500 m above sea level. Possibly, also penetrates to the Kotayk and Gegharkunik provinces.
Habit...
