Spain is home to two species of tortoises: the Spur-thighed tortoise, Testudo graeca, (La Tortuga Mora) and Hermann’s tortoise, Testudo hermanni (La tortuga mediterránea).
The Spur-thighed tortoise has three separate populations in southwestern Spain (Parque Nacional de Doñana), southeastern Spain (provinces of Murcia and Almeria), and northwestern Mallorca.
Hermann’s tortoise inhabits the northeastern corner of the country (Catalonia), the southern part of Mallorca, and most of Minorca.
In a significant development, technicians from the Segura Hydrographic Confederation (CHS) recently announced Zebra Mussels Discovered in La Pedrera Reservoir located in the Vega Baja region of Alicante. This finding emerged during the CHS’s targeted campaign to monitor zebra mussel larvae and adults in various reservoirs associated with the Tajo-Segura transfer infrastructure. The ongoing campaign … Read more
The Zebra mussel – Dreissena polymorpha – Mejillón cebra is a species of freshwater mussel native to the freshwater lakes of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It gets its name from the distinctive striped pattern on its shell, which resembles the stripes on a zebra. Zebra mussels are small, fingernail-sized mollusks that have become invasive … Read more
The European Union LIFE program in Spain is a funding program established and created by the European Union in 1992 in order to support environmental and climate action projects. The main objective of the program is to contribute to the implementation, updating, and development of EU environmental and climate policy and legislation. The program provides funding for various types of projects, including nature conservation, environmental governance, and climate action.
Below you will find details of various projects with links to further reading.