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Europa 2021 - Protected Animals

31 May 2021

Bulgarian Posts issued its contribution to the 2021 Europa stamp series on the theme endangered wildlife, a stamp featuring the Marbled Polecat, a vulnerable species.

Populations of Marbled Polecats are declining in many areas of their range, in which they are already uncommon. Habitat destruction, desertification, and the changing of natural habitat to farmland have led to a large reduction in population size. Human reduction of rodent populations as well as road traffic and hunting are also reducing populations of marbled polecats. Additionally, this species can become infected with ticks and fleas, which is an increasing problem.