Sun, 27 Nov 2022 11:40:30 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/19/rewilding-europe-project-spain-lynx-wild-horses-black-vultures-in-eastern-spain-aoe>
"Black vultures, lynx and wild horses are among the animals being reintroduced
to eastern Spain with the launch of a rewilding project spanning 850,000
hectares (2.1m acres) in the Iberian highlands east of Madrid.
Rewilding Europe’s 20-year landscape recovery scheme, which covers an area more
than five times the size of Greater London, aims to make the land wilder and
more nature-friendly. The protected area is the southern part of the Iberian
Chain, a mountain range that stretches 500km (300 miles) from the north-west of
the country to the Mediterranean in the south-east.
It is a landscape of canyons and valleys, dominated by pine, oak and juniper
forests, as well as steppe and agricultural areas. As a result of decades of
land being abandoned as people moved to the cities, it is among the least
populated areas in Europe; since the 1950s, populations in many places have
more than halved. Consequently, species such as deer, ibex and wild boar have
already started to come back.
“There are less than around two people per square kilometre, which makes it
very special because you can see nature in a different way,” said Pablo
Schapira, team leader at Rewilding Spain, one of the organisations leading the
project. “It’s very rare to find these kinds of places in Europe.”
The Iberian Highlands Rewilding Landscape project – located about two hours’
drive from Madrid and two and a half hours from Valencia – is the 10th to be
undertaken by Rewilding Europe, and its first in Spain. “These cities have a
lot of people who are looking for special places to see nature, so the tourist
potential of this area is huge,” said Schapira.
Already, a herd of “tauros” – cattle back-bred to fulfil the ecological role of
aurochs, an ancient and now extinct wild bovine species – have been released
near Frias de Albarracín. Elsewhere, 11 semi-wild horses were released this
summer near Mazarete, with the first foal born in July, and more releases
planned this year."
Via Future Crunch Oct 28, 2022:
<https://futurecrunch.com/good-news-clean-water-rewilding-spain-tipping-points-clean-energy/>
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
"Black vultures, lynx and wild horses are among the animals being reintroduced
to eastern Spain with the launch of a rewilding project spanning 850,000
hectares (2.1m acres) in the Iberian highlands east of Madrid.
Rewilding Europe’s 20-year landscape recovery scheme, which covers an area more
than five times the size of Greater London, aims to make the land wilder and
more nature-friendly. The protected area is the southern part of the Iberian
Chain, a mountain range that stretches 500km (300 miles) from the north-west of
the country to the Mediterranean in the south-east.
It is a landscape of canyons and valleys, dominated by pine, oak and juniper
forests, as well as steppe and agricultural areas. As a result of decades of
land being abandoned as people moved to the cities, it is among the least
populated areas in Europe; since the 1950s, populations in many places have
more than halved. Consequently, species such as deer, ibex and wild boar have
already started to come back.
“There are less than around two people per square kilometre, which makes it
very special because you can see nature in a different way,” said Pablo
Schapira, team leader at Rewilding Spain, one of the organisations leading the
project. “It’s very rare to find these kinds of places in Europe.”
The Iberian Highlands Rewilding Landscape project – located about two hours’
drive from Madrid and two and a half hours from Valencia – is the 10th to be
undertaken by Rewilding Europe, and its first in Spain. “These cities have a
lot of people who are looking for special places to see nature, so the tourist
potential of this area is huge,” said Schapira.
Already, a herd of “tauros” – cattle back-bred to fulfil the ecological role of
aurochs, an ancient and now extinct wild bovine species – have been released
near Frias de Albarracín. Elsewhere, 11 semi-wild horses were released this
summer near Mazarete, with the first foal born in July, and more releases
planned this year."
Via Future Crunch Oct 28, 2022:
<https://futurecrunch.com/good-news-clean-water-rewilding-spain-tipping-points-clean-energy/>
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
