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Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus), Coto Doñana National Park, Spain

© GRID-Arendal/Peter Prokosh2014

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Nairobi, Kenya

The Glossy Ibis is a wetland species of South-East Europa. The only and very isolated breeding site in South-West Europe is the Doñana National Park, a natural reserve in Andalusia, southern Spain. It covers 543 km2, of which 135 km2 are a protected area. The Parque Nacional de Doñana is one of Europe's most important wetland reserves and a major site for migrating birds. The parque itself and surrounding parque natural or Entorno de Doñana (a protected buffer zone) amount to over 1,300 km2 in the provinces of Huelva, Sevilla and Cádiz. The park is an area of marsh, shallow streams, and sand dunes in Las Marismas, the Guadalquivir River Delta region where it flows into the Atlantic Ocean. It was established as a nature reserve in 1969 when WWF joined with the Spanish government and purchased a section of marshes to protect it. Tourism at that time and the spread of hotels along the beach had been a major threat, but is today well regulated, educated and supportive to the management of the park.

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  • Title: Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus), Coto Doñana National Park, Spain
  • Creator: © GRID-Arendal/Peter Prokosh
  • Date Created: 2014
  • Location: Europe, Spain, Coto Doñana National Park
  • Subject Keywords: wetlands, biodiversity, fauna
  • Original Source: http://www.grida.no/resources/1343
  • Rights: © Peter Prokosch/GRID-Arendal
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

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