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Wildtalk Spain # 121: Walking the Ebro

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4 March 2008 - Issue 121


------- News Briefs

. Ebro footpath finished -
It is now possible to walk the whole length of the river Ebro, from its
source to the Mediterranean, along the newly-inaugurated, GR 99, the "Camino
Natural del Ebro". The footpath totals 1,260 km and crosses Cantabria,
Castilla y León, the Basque Country, Rioja, Navarra, Aragon and Catalonia.
This is the first of an ambitious plan by the Ministry of the Environment to
create walking routes, complete with basic accommodation options, along
Spain's major rivers. Follow link for printable map. Date: March 04, 2008
Source: Desnivel

. "Greenway" videos on Youtube -
A series of short films featuring some of Spain's best "Greenways" (disused
railway lines converted into cycling and walking routes) is now available on
Youtube. Commentary is in Spanish but there is some information is English
on the ViasVerdes website. Follow the link below to see the videos. Date:
March 04, 2008 Source: Vias Verdes

. Jelly menace to return this summer -
Plagues of "mauve stinger" jellyfish, Pelagia noctiluca, that have been the
scourge of Mediterranean swimmers in recent years will return this summer,
say scientists at the Barcelona-based Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM).
Numbers of large fish such as swordfish and red tuna, which eat jellyfish,
have been drastically reduced by bad fishing practices, as have the smaller
fish, such as sardines and whitebait, which compete for food with the
stingers. Global warming has also brought about the ideal conditions for
jellyfish to breed: mild temperatures, little rain and a lack of the usual
winter rainstorms. Plagues of jellyfish are nothing new - they often recur
in cycles of up to 10 years, but recently, these cycles have become ever
shorter, and the blooms more widespread and populous. Date: March 03, 2008
Source: The Guardian

. Candid bear pictures in Madrid -
An exhibition of unique photos of Spanish brown bears in their natural
environment, in the western Cantabrian mountains, opens today in Madrid. The
photographs have all been obtained by automatic trail cameras set up by
conservation organisation FAPAS, and show bear behaviour and situations
seldom, if ever, seen by humans in Spain. La Casa Encendida, Ronda Valencia
2, Madrid. Tel. 902 43 03 22. 10 am-80 pm daily, 4th-30th March. Date: March
03, 2008 Source: La Casa Encendida

. Call for global conservation of Bonelli's eagles -
Satellite tracking of Bonelli's eagles in Spain confirms that the young
eagles do not always return to their birthplace to establish breeding
territories and that distant populations are interconnected. The study,
published in Quercus magazine, supports the need for a global conservation
strategy for the species in Spain, home to up to 768 pairs, 80% of the
European population. Date: March 03, 2008 Source: Quercus

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