The Rote Liste, full name Rote Liste der bedrohten Nutztierrassen im Bundesgebiet,[a] is a red list of threatened breeds of domestic animal published annually by the Gesellschaft zur Erhaltung alter und gefährdeter Haustierrassen, the German national association for the conservation of historic and endangered domestic animal breeds.[1]
| Formation | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Type | annual list |
| Headquarters | Witzenhausen, Hesse, Germany |
Region served | Germany |
Official language | German |
Parent organization | Gesellschaft zur Erhaltung alter und gefährdeter Haustierrassen |
| Affiliations | Bund Deutscher Rassegeflügelzüchter |
| Website | g-e-h |
History
editThe GEH was founded in Witzenhausen, in Hesse, central Germany, in 1981. In 1987 it established the criteria on which the Rote Liste is based. The list is published annually, and attributes one of four categories of conservation risk to domestic breeds of cattle, dogs, goats, horses, pigs, rabbits and sheep, of chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys, and of bees; listing of domestic pigeon breeds is in preparation.[2] Some breeds from outside Germany are listed separately. The four levels of risk are:
- I: extrem gefährdet, extremely endangered
- II: stark gefährdet, seriously endangered
- III: gefährdet, endangered
- Vorwarnstufe, alert
The risk level is calculated using a formula that takes into account five criteria: the number of breeding animals or breeding females; the percentage of pure-bred matings; the five-year trend in breed numbers; the number of breeders or herds; and the interval between generations of the animal.[3]
The GEH also publishes, in conjunction with the Bund Deutscher Rassegeflügelzüchter, the German national association of poultry breeders, a separate list of the historic poultry breeds and colour varieties that were raised in Germany before 1930. The same levels of conservation risk are assigned as in the main red list.[4]
Endangered breeds
editIn 2014 the breeds listed were:[2]
Note
edit- ^ Translatable as: Red list of the threatened livestock breeds in the Federal Territory
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Über uns (in German). Gesellschaft zur Erhaltung alter und gefährdeter Haustierrassen. Accessed January 2017.
- ^ a b Rote Liste der GEH e.V. (in German). Gesellschaft zur Erhaltung alter und gefährdeter Haustierrassen. Archived 16 November 2016.
- ^ Die Rote Liste der gefährdeten Nutztierrassen der GEH (in German). Gesellschaft zur Erhaltung alter und gefährdeter Haustierrassen. Accessed January 2017.
- ^ Gemeinsame Liste alter und einheimischer Geflügelrassen in Deutschland der GEH und des BDRG (in German). Gesellschaft zur Erhaltung alter und gefährdeter Haustierrassen. Archived 2 February 2017.