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The specimens of the threatened species released in the lagoon in Malaga are the first of 80 which will be released in four different wetlands in Andalusia this spring.
Sixteen Marbled Teals have been released this week in the lagoon in Fuente de Piedra, Málaga, as part of the LIFE Cerceta pardilla project, which aims to protect the threatened species and improve the conditions of 3,000 hectares of wetlands.
A small type of duck, the Marbled Teal nests mainly in two areas in Spain: the wetlands in southern Alicante and the Guadalquivir marshes in Andalusia, and up until the middle of the 20th century there were thousands of breeding pairs. Now, mainly due to the deterioration of the wetlands and illegal hunting, the Marbled Teal is heading for extinction, and there were just 48 breeding pairs left in Andalusia last year.
The LIFE Cerceta pardilla project, which the regional authorities of Andalusia, Valencia and Murcia, SEO/Birdlife, and ANSE nature association are all involved in, has been created to try and reverse the damage.
The ducks released this week were born in captivity last year and were the first of 80 which will be released in Fuente de Piedra (Málaga), Punta Entinas-Sabinar (Almería), Laguna de Medina (Cádiz) and Trebujena (Cádiz) this spring. They have been marked and will be monitored remotely to study their habits and track their movements in order to focus work on the areas they choose to favour and try to support their expansion.
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