Germany Endangered Species

Species #1: Danube Salmon

What makes them prone for extinction?
They only live in the Danube river and lakes around it. Also they are scattered all around this river, so they have to rely on their own reproduction. Due to that there have been unsuccessful attempts to place these fishes in other regions, they are very prone to extinction.
Factors that lead to extinction

They are very scattered around in a 500 km^2. Yet the main factor that is leading to their extinction is the hydropower down the Danube river, due to that these fishes have a hard time passing through these power plants.

Species #2: Distichophyllum carinatum

What makes them prone to extinction?

They depend on very specific conditions to survive in the wild. This means, that everything that is changed around them could result in them going down even more. This also means that if their habitats are going down, they will have no place to live anymore.

Factors that lead to extinction

These plants live in a only 40 Km^2 region. This means that their habitats are very small. They live on trees in a deciduous forests. Another factor is that they are very prone to going extinct with slight changes of the weather. This means that if there is a change in humidity or if there is more air pollution, they can go extinct faster.