Doņana National Park Information
Doñana National Park
The southeast of the province of Huelva by the moyth of the
Guadalquivir River is one of the most noteworthy places in
Europe, the Doñana National Park, declared as such
in 1969 and covering an area of 50, 720 hectares, with a further
54,200 hectares surrounding the area protected as a Nature
Reserve. Doñana, also declared by UNESCO a Biosphere
Reserve and Hertiage of Mankind, is particulary valuable because
of its wealth of marshlands, preserves and moving sand dunes
of the coastline. Every year 150 bird species pass through
Doñana, the majority of which nest there. There are
also 29 mammal species - the wild bore, deer, fallow deer,
otter, genet, fox, etc. - 17 reptile, 9 amphibian and 8 fish
species which are registered as breeding in the park.
For the birds, Doñana is a main stopping place on their
migratory routes between Europe and Africa, but it is also
a refuge for many species in real danger of extinction, the
lynx for example, 40,000 aquatic birds and over 150,000 anatine
birds usually spend the winter here, taking advantage of the
mild climate. The image of bird colonies - herons, sponbills
- perched in the large, gnarled cork oaks, the noted "aviaries",
is world famous, but also a true reflection of what Doñana
represents.
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