State of the Environment of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Number of threatened plant and animal species
Total number of forest fires
Total area burned

Threatened species (from IUCN Categories 1989 - 1-endangered, 2-vulnerable, 3-rare):

Group

Number of protected sp.

1

2

3

Mammals

1

0

0

Birds

16

39

18

Freshwater fish

8

4

23

Amphibians

7

Vascular plants

48

11

303

Source: Data collected for Dobris+3 report from Institute for Cultural-Historical and Natural Heritage Protection and State Museum(1997)
 

Total number of forest fires:

YearNumber
1993
158
1994
104
1995
156
1996
175
 

Total area burned:

YearArea (ha)
1993
1300
1994
709
1995
634
1996
1260