Tag: doñana
FALLING FOWL: Management crisis puts Andalucia bird sanctuary under threat from drought and wild boar
Donana National Park is Europe's most important wetland, but some birds are at serious risk of extinction
BREAKING: Coal company to blame for devastating Huelva fires, investigation finds
The climatic conditions caused the flames to spread with speed
WATCH: Shocking video footage of Doñana National Park in the aftermath of Huelva fires
Rows and rows of trees in the UNESCO-protected Doñana National Park can be seen burnt out
Spain Government forced to deny ‘unfairly’ slashing funds for Donana National Park
It comes after Andalucia’s PSOE slammed PP leaders for massively reducing Doñana’s state funding from €428,000 in 2016 to just €142,000 this year
Three hundred illegal wells shut down in Donana in bid to stop landowners draining wetlands
Junta officials swooped on the sites which unscrupulous parties had been using to tap an aquifer on which the Sevilla and Huelva-based national park is dependent
Andalucia’s ombudsman launches investigation into at risk Donana National Park
Andaluz official Jesús Maeztu wants to give people 'transparent information' on the current situation of the beleagured Sevilla/Huelva zone, which risks being added to UNESCO's list of endangered world heritage sites
EU considers intervening in Donana case to stop dangerous gas storage
The European Commission has just agreed to consider pressing the Spanish government to evaluate the dangers of Gas Natural Fenosa’s pipe building project in the national park
Outrage as gas company awarded millions to operate in Donana National Park
The famous wetland, a paradise for birdlife, is currently in danger of losing its UNESCO World Heritage Site status
Million British birds at risk due to Doñana National Park environmental failures
The WWF has issued a warning about the large number of birds as Spain fails to protect one of only two Andalucian national parks
Environmentalists protest at Donaña National Park as water supplies plummet and ‘illegal farming’ continues
The wetlands now only receive a fifth of the water they need
Doñana National Park in Sevilla on verge of ‘point of no return’
The wetlands are home to around 2,000 different species of animals
Doñana National Park in Sevilla on verge of ‘point of no return’, warn UNESCO
Its water supplies are in short supply
Spain given ultimatum by European commission to protect Donana World Heritage site in Sevilla
The European Commission has ordered a halt to the use of the Sevilla park’s underground water supply as it is degrading natural habitats
Supermarkets unite to stop Spain’s strawberry fields sucking Doñana wetland dry
Spain’s strawberry industry generates around €400m a year
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy staying in Spain for his summer holiday
The PP leader and his cabinet normally all go on holiday during the month of August
Olive Press columnist Belinda Beckett releases online trip planner
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Nothing to grouse about!
Andalucia's Sandgrouse population has grown by almost 300 percent in the last three years
Endangered imperial eagles benefit from safer electricity pylons in Spain
Good news for bird of prey as pylons throughout Donana National Park made completely safe to land on
Red kites up by 50% in Spanish national park
The Junta de Andalucia has recorded sightings of 74 red kite pairs, compared to just 40 in 2011
Donana UNESCO Biosphere reserve to triple in size
UN votes to make Spain’s most important reserve three times larger as sewage battle hots up
Justice too late for dead Iberian lynx
Two men face court for putting 30 bullets into the endangered feline in Sevilla
Endangered Iberian lynx is shot dead in Sevilla
And another lynx has been run over by a motorist
Andalucia plans to expand protected areas
Proposals receive support from town halls, ecologists, businesses and central and local government
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