§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the globally endangered and endemic species of wildlife found in Scotland and their current conservation status; and what sum is currently being spent by Scottish Natural Heritage on safeguarding these species. [34924]
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§ Mr. KynochThe information requested is given below:
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List of globally threatened and threatened endemic species occurring in Scotland Globally threatened species Common name Red data book status Fungi Tulostoma niveum — Vulnerable Lichens Collema dichotomurn River jelly lichen Vulnerable Schistmatoma — Vulnerable graphidioides Bryophytes Lejeuna mandonii — Endangered Gymnostonum insigne — (Localised) Vascular plants Artemisia norvegica Norwegian mugwort Rare Euphrasia spp (x5) Eyebrights Rare Trichomanes Killarney fern Endangered speciosum Invertebrates Hirudo medicinalis Medicinal leech Rare Margaritifera Freshwater pearl Scarce margaritifera mussel Formica aquilonia — Scarce Formica lugubris — Scarce Vertigo angustior — Endangered Vertigo genesii — Endangered Vertigo geyeri — Endangered Herpetofauna Dermochelyidae/ Marine turtles Endangered Cheloniidae (x4) Birds Crex Crex Corncrake Red data book listed Mammals Delphinapterus leucas white whale, beluga Insufficiently known Monodon monoceros narwhal Insufficiently known Phocoena phocoena harbour porpoise Insufficiently known
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List of globally threatened and threatened endemic species occurring in Scotland Globally threatened species Common name Red data book status Lagenorhynchus albirostris white-beaked dolphin Insufficiently known Lagenorhynchus acutus Atlantic white-sided dolphin Insufficiently known Grampus griseus Risso's dolphin Insufficiently known Tursiops truncatus bottlenose dolphin Insufficiently known Stenella coeruleoalba striped dolphin Insufficiently known Delphinus delphis common dolphin Insufficiently known Pseudorca crassidens false killer whale Insufficiently known Orcinus orca killer whale Insufficiently known Globicephala melas long-finned pilot whale Insufficiently known Mesoplodon bidens Sowerby's beaked whale Insufficiently known Mesoplodon densirostris Blainville's beaked whale Insufficiently known Mesoplodon nurus True's beaked whale Insufficiently known Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier's beaked whale Insufficiently known Hyperoodon northern bottlenose Insufficiently ampullatus whale known Physeter sperm whale Insufficiently macrocephalus known Kogia breviceps pygmy sperm whale Insufficiently known Eubalaena glacialis northern right whale Endangered Balaenoptera minke whale Insufficiently acutorostrata known Balaenoptera borealis sei whale Vulnerable Balaenoptera musculus blue whale Endangered Balaenoptera physalus fin whale Vulnerable Megaptera humpback whale Vulnerable novaeangliae Threatened endemics Bryophytes Bryoerythrophyllum — (Localised) caledonicum2 Pictus scoticus2 — Data deficient Pohlia scotica2 — (Localised) Spagnum Skyense2 — Data deficient Bryum dixonii2 — Scarce Fossombronia — Scarce fimbriata1 Algae Chara muscosa Mossy Stonewort Indeterminate (possibly extinct) Vascular plants Athyrium flexile2 Newman's lady fern Scarce Calamagrostis scotica 22 Scottish small-reed Vulnerable Cerastium nigrescens2 Shetland mouse-ear Rare Cochlearia micacea2 Mountain scurvy-grass Rare Epipactis youngiana2 Young's helleborine Vulnerable Senecio cambrensis2 Welsh groundsel Rare Primula scotica2 Scots primrose Scarce Invertebrates Procas granulicollis — Indeterminate Thinobius newberyi a rove beetle Vulnerable Aricia artaxerxes northern brown argus Scarce
List of globally threatened and threatened endemic species occurring in Scotland Globally threatened species Common name Red data book status Birds Loxia scotica Scottish crossbill Red data book listed 1 Endemic to Britain and Ireland rather than Britain alone.2.Species that occur in Scotland only NB. The sea mammals listed are those which have been recorded in the UK.Few acutlly breed ing UK waters.
During the financial year 1994–95 the amount spent by Scottish Natural Heritage—SNH—on safeguarding these species was £66,000. For the year 1995–96, the amount allocated is £120,000. The 1995–96 figures include expenditure under SNH's species action programme.