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