They release “Virgo” and three other Iberian lynx in a region of Castilla y León to repopulate the species

The last time an Iberian lynx was seen by the mountains of the region of the Palencia Cerrato, in Palencia, it was in the early 1970s. Today it is possible to cross with them again (if they are left), thanks to the reintroduction program of this animal speciesa whole symbol of the Iberian fauna, which has promoted the Junta de Castilla y León.

The female “Virgo” and the male “Returpiedras” were received with the honors of a king and a queen: the president of the Junta de Castilla y León, Alfonso Fernández Mañueco, accompanied by other political representatives, neighbors and schools of schools in the region, be acclimatized in your new home: a space enabled for the process known as “soft loose.”

Here they have remained for a month, in a enclosure and conditioned to ensure that they were accommodating and getting hunting, under the supervision of a specialized team. Once ready They have been released to live in total freedomunder marking radio control, and give way to the second couple of the three that will arrive this year.

Second couple

And, after the passage of “Virgo” and “Returpiedras”, this particular “resort for lynx” located in the municipality of Astudillo already has new occupants: it is the female “viney (Cáceres) and El Acebuche (Huelva). When they are ready to live on the mountain, the last couple of the six copies planned for this year will arrive. In the medium term, the program plans to establish at least 30 females in Castilla y León.

The region of the Palencia Cerrato has been chosen for this program for the conditions of its habitat and abundant rabbit populations, which are the main dam of the lynx. But above all, for having more than one 93% neighborhood supportthe collaboration of the municipalities of the territory, the owners of the land and the hunting and agricultural organizations.

For the authorization of their habitat, drinking fountains, majanos have been built, the fauna steps have been unbridled and the fauna steps have been identified and protected from the area.

Although they were very close to extinction, with just 90 copies, Today the 2,000 are exceeded in Spain and Portugalthanks to conservation programs. Today, where society aspires to a healthy and ecological territory, its return has become a symbol.