Region: Castilla y León (León) Declared a biosphere reserve: 2005 Protected area: 81,000 hectares Main towns and villages: Los Barrios de Luna, Murias de Paredes, Riello, Sena de Luna, Soto y Amío, Valdesamario Points of interest Los Valles de Omaña y Luna biosphere reserve, at some point in the future, will join with the Alto … Read more
Region: Castilla y León (Salamanca and Zamora) and Trasmontero in Portugal Declared a biosphere reserve: 2015 Protected area: 1.132.606 hectares, (475.608,57 hectares in Spain) Main towns and villages: ZAMORA (Alcañices, Argañín, Asturianos, Bermillo de Sayago, Cobreros, Fariza, Fermoselle, Ferreras de Abajo, Ferreras de Arriba, Ferreruela, Figueruela de Arriba, Fonfría, Galende, Gamones, Hermisende, Lubián, Luelmo, Mahide, … Read more
Region: Galicia (Lugo) Declared a biosphere reserve: 2002 Protected area: Almost 366,000 hectares Towns and villages: Includes territories of 26 municipalities in the province of Lugo and includes the capital: A Pastoriza, Abadín, Alfoz, Baralla, Begonte, Castro de Rei, Castroverde, Cospeito, Friol, Guitiriz, Guntín, Láncara, Lugo, Meira, Mondoñedo, Muras, O Corgo, O Páramo, O Valadouro, … Read more
English: Egyptian Vulture Scientific name: Neophron percnopterus Spanish: Alimoche Común French: Vautour percnoptère German: Schmutzgeier Italian: Capovaccaio Portuguese: Abutre-do-egito Status: Summer visitor, breeding in rocky areas. Conservation Status: EN Endangered (12,000 to 38,000 estimated left in the wild). 1500 to 1700 breeding pairs in Europe. (1000 pairs in Spain) Distribution: Southwestern Europe and northern Africa … Read more