October 4 - World Animal Day: Status- Quo of Animals in Armenia

October 4 - World Animal Day: Status- Quo of Animals in Armenia

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October 4 is the World Animal Day – the decision to adopt World Animal Day was adopted in 1931 in Florence. Over 17500 species inhabit in Armenia nowadays, out of which 536 are vertebrates. Nevertheless, many species are on the verge of extinction because of human activities in Armenia, as the Red Book of Armenia published in 2010 shows, were the number of species has increased. New Red Book of Armenia includes 153 species instead of previous 99 species. The current edition also includes 155 species of invertebrates.

October 05, 2015 at 15:18