User:Rupert Clayton/List of wildlife threatened by the Ilısu Dam

This is a list of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, other animals and plants expected to be affected by construction of the Ilısu Dam in southeast Turkey and the filling of the reservoir behind it. When complete, the reservoir is expected to have a normal water level of 525 m above sea level and a maximum operating level of 526.8 m. Filling of the dam is due to begin during 2015 and take between 5 and 27 months.

The primary source for this list is the Environmental Impact Assessment Report for the dam, along with assessments by third parties. The list includes species reported from the region of the dam and reservoir, even where the impact of the project remains unclear.

Where the IUCN has determined a conservation status for the species it is shown as follows: least concern, near-threatened , vulnerable , endangered , and critically endangered.

Protection status in Turkey is taken from the appendices to the annual hunting regulations. Species in Appendix 1 have national protected status; those in Appendix 2 are protected by the Central Hunting Commission; and those in Appendix 3 may be hunted with a permit during approved seasons.

Reptiles
The EIAR identified 29 species of reptiles as being reported from the Tigris river basin. Of these, the Euphrates softshell turtle Rafetus euphraticus is rated as endangered and the spur-thighed tortoise Testudo graeca is rated as vulnerable.