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Wildtalk Spain # 124: Lost and found - bear cubs, turtles and lammergeyers

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1 July 2008 - Issue 124

As our correspondent Paul Read points out "the scorching summer weather has
arrived with a shout". A bit of a shock after the intermittent rains of the
last few weeks but otherwise normal for the time of year. A time for evening
walks and rising early to enjoy the largely empty countryside away from the
tourist crowds.


------- News Briefs

. Brown bear cub found in Somiedo recovering well -
A brown bear cub found last week in Somiedo (Asturias) is recovering in a
clinic in Gijón. The 5 month old cub was discovered wandering along a
roadside ditch in a confused state and taken to a local police station by
tourists. The bear is said to be in good condition although it has problems
in one eye which affect it's sense of balance. In the meantime a team of
experts from the Brown Bear Foundation has located the mother with another
two cubs in the area and is keeping track of them in the hopes of regrouping
the family. If the cub recovers in time a reintroduction could still be
possible as "bears have a great maternal instinct" said Guillermo Palomero,
the Foundation's director. Date: July 01, 2008 Source: El Comercio Digital

. Turtles washed up in the UK released in Canary Islands -
Two loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) which were washed up on beaches in
Devon and Cornwall in the UK have been released back into the sea in the
Canary Islands. They are the only survivors of the 23 loggerheads which have
been stranded on British and Irish coasts this year, an unprecedented
number. The pair have been nursed back to health at the Blue Reef Aquarium
in Newquay, Cornwall, and have been returned to the sea off a beach in Las
Palmas, Gran Canaria. The Canary Islands are the nearest land point to the
loggerheads' migration route around the Atlantic. Loggerheads turtles breed
on the beaches of the Mediterranean, West Africa, Brazil, and along the
south-east coasts of America. Date: July 01, 2008 Source: Telegraph

. Lammergeyers to be reintroduced to Picos -
A programme to reintroduce lammergeyers to their former range in Picos de
Europa National Park will start in 2009. It hopes within 8 to 10 years to
re-establish a breeding population in Asturias which has been absent for
more than half a century. Eggs deemed to have a low chance of survival in
wild lammergeyer nests in the Pyrenees will be harvested and hatched in
captivity for use in the programme. The system, which involves the use of
puppet foster-parents to avoid habituation to humans, has been successfully
tested in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park. Date: July 01, 2008 Source:
Terra

. Water issues in Zaragoza Expo 2008 -
Water and Sustainable Development is the theme of Expo 2008 , the
international exposition running until 14 September 2008 in Zaragoza. The
event is sited in a meander of the river Ebro and aims to to set the minds
of citizens towards scientific, yet fun reflections about big questions
concerning the immediate future of our planet. Some contributions are
expected to be rather critical: Sulvain Hubert, director of the EU pavilion,
says things will be brought into the light, namely the 'abuse and the misuse
of this precious resource by the built up urban areas, industrial activity
and agriculture.' The site of the exhibition itself - a meander of the river
Ebro - has also been questioned by environmental groups who point out that
it seems to be against the ethics of the exhibition to construct a built-up
area by the river and create an artificial lake 4 kilometres long. The price
of a ticket is 35 euros for one day, from 9am until 3 the next morning,
Date: July 01, 2008 Source: Cafebabel

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