One sixth of European mammals facing extinction , says IUCN
The first assessment of European mammals by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (iucn) says one-sixth of them are facing the threat of extinction
Another 9 per cent of the 231 mammals in Europe, also under threat, will soon enter the threatened category of iucn's Red List of endangered species
Population of 27 per cent of the mammals in the region is declining, just 8 per cent of them are growing in number
Marine mammals are threatened more than the terrestrial ones