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The project to save the endangered species is a joint effort between Murcia, Valencia, Andalusia and the animal association ANSE
The Region of Murcia now has 20 new specimens of marbled teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris), known in Spanish as ‘Cerceta Pardilla’, the most endangered species of duck in Europe, after the specimens were released into the Laguna de Las Moreras, in Mazarrón.
The Life Cerceta Pardilla project aims to improve the conservation status of 3,000 hectares of wetlands in the Iberian Peninsula to reverse the risk of extinction of the most endangered duck in Europe.
The marbled teal is a species that is at its most critical demographic moment and with a decreasing trend. The number of breeding pairs fluctuates between 25 and 120 in Spain.
Mazarrón’s Moreras lagoon is within the European network of protected areas, Natura 2000 Network, in the category of Special Protection Area for Birds, and is also a Wetland of International Importance of the Ramsar Convention.
The 20 specimens featured in this first release come from the captive breeding program carried out at the wildlife recovery center La Granja, managed by the Generalitat Valenciana. The areas of action of this project are the Valencian Community, Andalusia and the Region of Murcia.
The Life Cerceta Pardilla project has a total budget of 6,374,972 euros, with financial support from the Life program of more than 4.7 million. The coordinating partner is the Fundación Biodiversidad and the associated beneficiary partners, in addition to the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia, are the Junta de Andalucía, the Generalitat Valenciana, the Confederación Hidrográfica del Segura (CHS) and the Sociedad Española de Ornitología y Asociación de Naturalistas del Sureste (ANSE).
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