Environmental and General Wildlife Aticles

Common blue butterflies, Alpine accentor, Schreiber's green lizard and Cantabrian izard (rebeco)

 

 

 

Any news and articles on the environment and general Picos de Europa wildlife that don't fit into the other categories are posted here. Expect the latest on the management policies of the Picos de Europa National and Regional Parks and any articles that involve more than one animal species.

 

 
New Canine Anti-PoisonTeam PDF Print E-mail
Wildlife - General and Environmental Articles
Written by Lisa   
Saturday, 09 January 2010 12:46

"Mira" is a very special Belgian shepherd dog, one of the few trained dogs in Spain capable of searching the countryside to find the exact spot where poisoned bait has been laid...........and not eat it.
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Poison, Palencia and Picos PDF Print E-mail
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Wildlife - General and Environmental Articles
Written by Lisa   
Monday, 26 October 2009 19:37

The Fundación Oso Pardo (Brown Bear Foundation) have identified three blackspots in the Cordillera Cantábrica as being the main zones where poisoned bait is still being laid,
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Bear News

The latest news from the Cantabrian mountains is a mixture of good and bad, the latter sadly becoming par for the course.

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Over the past 20 years, Teresa Farino has compiled a 90-page report (A4) which includes lists of all the mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, butterflies, dragonflies and vascular plants ever recorded in the Picos de Europa, plus summaries of each of these groups and an 8-page introduction to the wildlife of these mountains. If you would like to purchase a printed copy, the price is €17.50, excluding postage & packaging. An electronic copy is €11.
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