Holly – Ilex aquifolium – el acebo Natural Reserve Special Bird Protection Zone (ZEPA) Community area of Interest (LIC) The Garagüeta reserve is located in the Sierra de Montes Claros close to the village of Arévalo de la Sierra in the province of Soria (Castilla y Leon.) It is the most extensive holly wood in … Read more
The Nature Protection Service (Seprona) are investigating the disappearance of Iberian lynx in the province of Córdoba after the discovery of several geolocation transmitter collars that appear to have been forcibly removed from the individuals. In two examples the collar of “Pajaron” who was reintroduced some time ago was found in mid January in the … Read more
After almost becoming extinct in Iberia in recent times, The Spanish government announced last week that there will soon be a complete Iberian wolf hunting ban in Spain. (“In the next few days we will add the wolf to the list of protected species,” said Environment Minister Teresa Ribera). Of great satisfaction to all the … Read more
The monitoring and veterinary team for the protection of the Iberian lynx recently fitted GPS tracking collars to several of the cubs born in 2020 at the El Acebuche Iberian lynx breeding center close to El Rocio in Huelva province. They have also had full medical exams and once the results of the analytics are … Read more