Latest Nature Spain Links
General
Fapas - Fondo para la proteccion de los animales salvajes. Excellent source for bear news. A favourite.
http://www.wild-spain.com/ (Best all round page in English, -iberianature apart- includes forum, good archive)
Enciclopedia virtual de los vertebrados españoles (Superb zoological site)
http://www.iberianwildlife.com/ Natural history guided tours around Spain
El Pais environment and news. Spain's best paper could do better in this area
El Mundo science and nature news (dislikable and reactionary in many aspects El Mundo still has most complete natural history section, though often blatently shies away from criticism of PP led regions)
Wildsideholidays Environmental holiday site. Owner Clive works with me on the forum where he is an essential help and, along with his partner Sue, an excellent poster.
Sierra de Baza. Excellent Spanish page on all aspects of nature in the Sierra de Baza. Photos, really good pages on mammals, and one of the best pages on amphibians in whole of Spain
SEO. Spanish Ornithological Society. Lots of stuff here. (Spanish)
Oryx Best nature bookshop in Barcelona and surely one of the best in Europe. Huge selection in English, Spanish and Catalan.
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente
Portaldelmedioambiente. Spanish envirnomental news
waste Envirnomental portal
Faunaiberica Very good natural history portal. Complete
El Blog de Forestman. Excellent natural history blog on all aspects of natuaral history in Spain. Loads of videos
Natural history blogs
sekano Well written multi-author blog. Great archive. I like this site a lot
loboiberico on Iberian and other wolves
El Blog de Forestman. Excellent natural history blog on all aspects of natuaral history in Spain by forest guard forestman. Loads of photos and videos
faunaiberica Blogging from Portugal by Miguel Barbosa
eco-blog Murcia
montanhasibericas Photo blog on Iberia's mountains by Paulo Almeida. Portuguese
birds-and-birding English language birding blog by Cosme Damián Romai Cousido. Plenty of links to like-minded listers and great photos
Spanish and English natural history dictionaries
Zoologico Electrónico Comprehensive zoological site in Spanish. If you want to know how to translate a Gray-cheecked Mangabey or a Hawaiian Monk Seal in Spanish or vice versa this is the place for
Diccionario de Ecologia. Comprehensive ecology (science) Spanish-English dictionary. Best of its kind on the web. By Fausto O. Sarmiento
Mammals
ENCICLOPEDIA VIRTUAL DE LOS VERTEBRADOS ESPAÑOLES (superb)
Faunaiberica
Lynxes
www.ellinceiberico.com excellent Spanish updated lynx resource by Antonio Rivas
Wolves
Excellent wolf resource site in Spanish at http://signatus.org/
Un carnívoro con mala prensa El Norte de Castilla
Dominic's wolf experiences (UK)
Bears
El oso pardo cantábrico
Fundación Oso Pardo
Fauna Ibérica - Oso pardo ibérico
Badgers
http://webs.ono.com/usr033/meles/tejon.htm
Bats
Proyecto murciélago de Cantabria
Murciélagos que viven en España
Spanish Bats revealed as bird killers (New Scientist)
Birds
Bird links here. Individual page
Reptiles
Reptiles and amphibians of Europe(best net in Eng) LINK CORRECTED
ENCICLOPEDIA VIRTUAL DE LOS VERTEBRADOS ESPAÑOLES
Atlas de los anfibios y reptiles de Andalucia. Interesting and well designed site which could become a reference point if the project ever gets finished
Spur-Thighed Tortoise threatened by fire (BBC)
Two-headed snake found in Spain (BBC)
Picaduras y mordeduras de animales (medical page)
ASOCIACIÓN HERPETOLÓGICA ESPAÑOLA
Amphibians
Reptiles and amphibians of Europe(best net in Eng) LINK CORRECTED
Global Amphibian Assessment (Spain)
Herpetological trip to the Pyrenees and northeastern Spain
Amfibios de La Rioja
Butterflies
Butterfly and moth tours in the Picos de Europa: Join Teresa Farino, author of Travellers' Nature Guide: Spain , for a week-long exploration of northern Spain's Picos de Europa mountains, home to almost 150 species of butterfly and around 550 of macro-moth
Butterflies in Spain (Andalusia, Pyrenees and Picos) Comprehensive guide.
Guía de mariposas (Waste magazine- butterflies of Spain)
Ants
hormigas ibéricas (includes Spanish-English ant glossary)
Spiders
Interesting article here on the history of the black widow and its bites in Spain (Spanish)
Other invetebrates
Flora
Geography
Barcelona field trips centre Interesting English site. Worth trawling
Geology
Libro electrónico: Ciencias de la Tierra y del Medio Ambiente (Excellent Spanish site)
Geologia de España (Excellent Spanish site)
Ciencias de la Tierra de España (Portal)
Satellite images of Iberia
Mountains
walkingworld.com- Pyrenees
walkingworld.com -Spain
mendiak.net (excellent Spanish mounatineering and hiking site - loads of routes)
piedrasobrepiedra.com (as above)
Trekking in Andorra
Volcanoes
Cumbre Vieja (great images - Spanish)
Volcano World - La Palma
Spain volcanoes
Earthquakes
Earthquakes in Catalonia Excellent (English)
Libro electrónico: Ciencias de la Tierra y del Medio Ambiente
Terremotos en Andalucia
Andalusian Institute of Geophysics
Recent and historical earthquakes
Seismicity of Catalonia
Maps and history from the Cartographic Institute of Catalonia (Catalan).
National Geographical Institute
Reports and maps of recent earthquakes.
Sea
Oceana.org (Eng) Including: Atalantic fishing grounds of Iberia in terrible state
marenostrum Excellent Spanish page on the Med.
Climate
BBC weather on Spain
Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia
Meteored. Excellent page in Spanish
Vientos de España
Traditional livestock
Guide to Spanish cows from El Mundo (Spanish)
Cattle in Spain (world livestock site - excellent)
Cañadas Reales
"The new cattle drovers. A conversation with Jesus Garzón". Excellent article in English from Wild-Spain
Map of cañadas
Farming
Food
Fire
License to burn' from wild-spain on the 2004 Andalusian fires and fire in general. (a bit ex-patty, but interesting)
Landscape
Spain's Living Landscape Good introductory article on Spain by Howard Youth - from wild-spain.com
Nature photography
Photo exhibition (AEFONA)
Juanvi Carrasco - Nature Images fantastic pics
Andrés Miguel Domínguez/ Great pics embedded in extremely irratating web design
Walking guides and tours
Pyrenees
epyrenees English Language travel guide to the Pyrenees
Andalusia
guided walking tours in the Sierra de Grazalema Experienced guides Sue and Clive off guided tours around this wet corner of Cadiz.
Fat birder on Andalusia
Doñana.com (English -mainly)
Doñana description (English) from UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Doñana National Park (World Heritage Site)
Butterflies in Andalusia
Parques Naturales Andaluces (descripition of parks in Spanish)
walkingworld.com- Andalusia
http://www.andalucianguides.com Andalucian Guides operates a policy of eco-friendly, low impact, sustainable
tourism with a high priority towards conservation in southern Andalucia.
Walkapujarra. tailor made or off-the peg walking and/or painting holidays. Guided or self-led throughout Andalucia.
Sierra de Baza. Excellent Spanish page on all aspects of nature in the Sierra de Baza. Photos, really good pages on mammals, and one of the best pages on amphibians in whole of Spain
www.butterflyadventures.co.uk - Fully inclusive guided walking holidays in the Alto Genal, an unspoilt part of Andalucia close to Ronda and the Costa del Sol
Aragon
Aragonia. Excellent all things geogrpahy amd nature in Aragon (Spanish)
Fat birder on Aragon
Amigos de los Monegros: Slow-loading but comprehensive page on Los Monegros (Spanish)
Natura Aragon Dutch company specialized in nature tours in Spain
Asturias
Butterfly and moth tours in the Picos de Europa: Join Teresa Farino, author of Travellers' Nature Guide: Spain , for a week-long exploration of northern Spain's Picos de Europa mountains, home to almost 150 species of butterfly and around 550 of macro-moth
Photos of Asturias Beautiful photos of Asturias - rivers, forest, fauna, etc. Cordillera Cantábrica and Central Zome of Asturias by Luis M.Lafuente
Photos of Asturias by Antonio Vasquez
Balears
Cabrera National Park
Basque Country
Bird, fish and plant names in Spanish-Basque
Canarias
Fat birder on Canaries
Cantabria
Castilla y León
Fat birder on Castilla y Leon
Gredos Vivo Nature Tours: bird watching tours in central-western Spain
Castilla-La Mancha
Lagunas de Ruidera Spanish site full of info and detailed walks around these remarkable lagoons
Lagunas de Ruidera Comprehesive site in Spanish
Cataluña
Els Aiguamolls de l'Empordà. Official site (Spanish)
Fat birder on Catalonia
Lagunas de Ruidera
Cap de Creus: Where the Pyrenees meet the Med. Interesting article by Mike Lockwood
El Delta del Ebro Catalan Portal on the Delta
Catalonia's volcano park: Parc Natural de la Zona Volcànica de la Garrotxa Another interesting article by Mike Lockwood
Parques Naturales de Barcelona (Diputació de Barcelona - Monseny, Sant Llorenç, Collserolla, etc)
Audouin Birding Tours Audouin Birding Tours is a bird guiding company based in NE Spain, between the Ebro delta and the mountain chains of Els Ports and Montsià. Day-trips and weekend tours can be arranged on request, primarily in Catalonia. Tours are guided by Cristian Jensen and Iben Hove Sørensen.
Catalanbirdtours. Professional bird guide Stephen Christopher offers Birding Holidays & Bird Tours: One-off or week-long tours (inc. accommodation) in Catalunya. Ebro / Ebra Delta, Aigüamolls de L'Empordá, Pyrenees, Cap de Creus, Llobregat Delta, Garraf Massif, Steppes of Lleida / Lerida
Ebrotours - providers of guided hiking/birdwatching trips in the natural parks of Ebro Delta & Els Ports mountains, Catalunya, Spain. Also rural accommodation
Extremadura
Fat birder on Extremadura
Galicia
Madrid
Murcia
Fat birder on Murcia
Wildlife walks in the Sierra Espuña in Murcia by Louisa Livingstone
Navarra
Valencia
Walking guided routes to Valencia: Each of the 60 walking routes in Topwalks website is accompanied by a detailed description, contour profile, map, GPS waypoints, etc. The description includes driving instructions, a full account of the route with altitude readings, slide show and photos linked to the text. Rest of Spain coming. Very nice idea.
L'Albufera. Comprehensive (Spanish)
L'Albufera bird guide (English)
L'Albufera (Spanish)
Fat birder on Valancia
Naturalicante Interesting page on nature in Alicante with an emphasis on birding. Frequently updated (Spanish)
Cross border sites.
Webs from France, Portugal, Morocco, etc, but which touch Spain
ours-loup-lynx Interesting French site on the bear-wolf-lynx triad, with updated news on both the Iberian and Eurasian lynx and bears in the Pyrenees
Around the world .
Wild about Britain Short-listed for the British Environment & Media Awards 2006
Accomodation
Olivaramatours Birding holidays in Valencia
http://www.andalucianguides.com Andalucian Guides operates a policy of eco-friendly, low impact, sustainable
tourism with a high priority towards conservation and birding in southern Andalucia.
www.picos-accommodation.co.uk guesthouse in the Picos de Europa with an emphasis on the natural history of the area.
www.vivagredos.com Self catering holiday rental property for up to 12 people in the Sierra de Gredos mountain range, Others
Link exchange
Visit Barcelona Planning you stay before coming to Barcelona. Visit Barcelona and discover the city.
http://www.spanish-cultural-tours.com,
Spanish Cultural Tours in Andalucia
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