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Wildtalk Spain # 47: Pictures of the Pyrenees

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9 February, 2004 - Issue 47


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Juanvi Carrasco brings us an elegant set of photos taken in the Spanish
Pyrenees. Glacier lakes, waterfalls, marmots and more...
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. Spanish wildlife photos and films in Vila-Real -
The work of some of some of Spain's top wildlife photographers and
film-makers will be showcased in Vila-Real (Castellón) during a series of
audio-visuals and documentaries. Authors include Carlos Oltra, Julio García
Robles, Francesc Rosés, Fran Nieto, Luis Lezana Amo, Miguel Ángel Segura
Ruíz, Paco Alarcón, Carlos Sanz, Jaime Bernanke, Miquel Àngel Dora Coll,
Jordi Bas, Francisco Márquez, Jordi Sabater Pi, Juan Tébar, José Santana,
Juan Luis Bort, José V. Bort, Jesús Serrano, Luis Monje and Albert Masó.
Vila-Real town hall. 27th to 29th February. Admission free. Follow link for
full programme (in Spanish). Date: February 04, 2004 Source: IWP

. Ninety bears, two problems -
Most of Spain's remaining brown bears - 70 to 90 animals in northern Spain's
Cantabrian mountains - are split into two groups, each with its own set of
problems. This is the main conclusion of a report by Miguel Delibes, Javier
Naves and Eloy Revilla, recently published in the journal "Conservation
Biology". The bears of Asturias have access to quality food and breed well,
but are more likely to be killed by man. The bears of Palencia and Leon live
in remote areas with less human influence. However, their habitat is poor,
they have more trouble finding food and they produce less young. Sadly
neither habitat provides conditions for low mortality and high birth rate,
the traditional recipe for population growth. Date: February 02, 2004
Source: Wanadoo

. Cormorants - common once again -
A record 75,000 cormorants now overwinter in Spain, according to a census
coordinated by SEO/Birdlife last year. This is about 15% of the total
European population, and twice as many as were counted in a similar census
seven years ago. The birds are now a common winter sight in marshes, rivers
and reservoirs throughout Spain. This is considered an indication of the
general health of the European population of these birds, which plummeted in
the 1940s due to human persecution and to the effects of pollutants. Date:
January 29, 2004 Source: SEO/Birdlife

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