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Photo from the Iberian lynx recovery programme. Latest news on the Iberian lynx

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- Outlook optimistic for lynx
  Photo from La Olivilla centre in Jaén (EFE). The latest news on the Iberian lynx bodes well for the future of the species. Speaking at the III Seminario de Conservación del Lince Ibérico in November. Urs Breitenmoser, feline expert with the World Conservation Union stated “We have gone from a critical reality of extinction [...]
- Iberian lynx webcam
  The authorities in Doñana have at last set up a series of live webcams on the lynxes in the breeding centre pens. I haven’t yet had much success in connecting. Live webcams here
- Illegal hunting ring broken
  An important illegal hunting ring has been broken in the Cantabrian mountains of Asturias and León where two and six men respectively have been arrested. Various arms were found in their houses along with frozen and dried animal remains. Included among the boar, deer and rebeco (chamois) discoveries were specimens of endangered animals, a European [...]
- Roman bear mosaic
  The symbol of Madrid represented by the bear and the strawberry tree is well known, but here’s a much earlier image showing Iberian bears liking for these arbutus cherries. The bear forms part of a C4th AD mosaic found at Villa Fortunatus in Fraga, Zaragoza, and is part of an agricultural calendar, representing the month [...]
- Environmental volunteer work in Spain
  A friend of mine, Anna Gallés, is helping out with the Spanish version of iberianature - naturaiberica. At the moment she’s compiling this very useful directory of opportunities for environmental volunteer work in Spain. A wide range of activities is available from with working black vultures in the Balearics to helping amphibians in Catalonia. [...]
- Solar towers in Andalucia
  The world’s biggest solar tower plant is being built in 30km outside Sevilla. The technology known as concentrated solar power (CSP) reflects sunlight to superheat water at a central tower. Once the plant is opened in January, it will generate 20MW of electricity, enough to power 11,000 homes. “Spanish firms are charging ahead with CSP: [...]
- Red squirrels in the park
  Another lovely post from Lucy on the squirrels in her local Barcelona park. Read
- Bear cub returned to wild
  The bear cub found injured in June was released back into the wild on Tuesday in Somiedo. Lisa notes: “The movements of her family (mother and two sisters) have been monitored closely and the release was made in the same vicinity. As nothing like this has ever happened before in the Cantabrian mountains, [...]
- 61 lynx cubs born in Sierra Morena
  Good news for the Iberian lynx. According to the Andalusian government, 61 lynx cubs were born this year in Sierra Morena, beating the record in recent years of 2006. This is more evidence that the Life Project is working. The population of lynx in the Sierra Morena could now be as high as 180 [...]
- Turtles hatch in Fuerteventura
  The first loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) from eggs brought from Cabo Verde have hatched in Fuerteventura, in the Playa de Cofete in the Parque Natural de Jandía. More are expected to hatch from a total of 781 eggs. The project is planned to last ten years as it will take at least a decade to [...]
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- Crear charcas para anfibios: una herramienta de conservación
  Fuente: Quercus Texto: Ricardo Reques y Miguel Tejedo. La construcción de charcas es una medida eficaz para salvaguardar especies amenazadas de anfibios. El éxito de estos nuevos medios acuáticos para las poblaciones de anfibios depende de sus propias características, de la distancia a otras charcas y de la calidad del medio terrestre que las comunica. Teniendo [...]
- Entrevista con Guillermo Palomero
  Entrevista con Guillermo Palomero,presidente de la Fundación Oso Pardo “El caso del Valle de Arán fue un incidente cinegético sin más, como tenemos decenas todos los años con jabalíes o ciervos en la Cordillera Cantábrica. Todos son animales salvajes. Encaja con el perfil de un animal [...]
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