Rewilding is the process of restoring and protecting natural ecosystems by allowing them to develop and function without human intervention. This can include reintroducing native species to an area, removing invasive species, and protecting large wilderness areas. The goal of rewilding is to create resilient and self-sustaining ecosystems that can support a diverse array of plant and animal life.
The Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus) and the LIFE Aegypius Return project in Spain
The Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus), the largest of the Iberian vultures, is a strictly forest-dwelling bird, closely linked to the vast expanses of Mediterranean forest and scrub that cover the slopes of the western and central mountains of the peninsula and the Balearic Islands. Read on to find out about The Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus) and the LIFE Aegypius Return project in Spain
Ten of the best natural parks to observe birds and wildlife in Spain
Spain has to rate as one of the best countries in in Europe for bird and wildlife watching. A destination with over 15 million hectares of protected areas and natural parks plus Spain is a strategic location on the avian migratory routes between Europe to Africa. So Ten of the best natural parks to observe … Read more
Islas Atlánticas National Park
- Region: Galicia.
- Province: Pontevedra and La Coruña).
- Declared a National Park: 2002.
- Park surface area: 8,480 hectares.
The Parque Nacional Islas Atlánticas are known in English as the Galician Atlantic Islands Maritime-Terrestrial National Park. They are located on the southern coast of Galicia and are made up of four archipelagos, Cortegada and Sálvora in the Arousa estuary, facing the Estuary of Pontevedra and the Cíes, in the Vigo estuary.
In the past they were known as a pirate haunt but today they are uninhabited and only open to the public in the summer.
Points of interest
In Ons don’t miss the mysterious “furnas”, granite sea caves cut by the waves, such as the mythical “Burato do Inferno”, which was “believed to go all the way down to hell, and on stormy nights the voices of the dead could be heard”.