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Sound and lightYet, the IUCN acknowledges that the Iberian lynx remains threatened. In the 1980s, roadkill played a key role in lynx mortality in the Doñana area (a prominent spot for the Iberian lynx) accounting for almost 17% of deaths. That may not sound like much, but Breitenmoser explains that given that lynx populations were critically endangered at the time, the impact was significant. Ortiz says that in a five-year timeframe, almost €4.5 million ($5 million) will be spent on improving habitats and nearly €2.9 million ($3.2 million) on boosting connectivity, including virtual fences. Innovation aside, for Ortiz the future of the Iberian lynx depends on co-operation.
Persons: Spain’s, , Urs Breitenmoser, Breitenmoser, roadkill, ” Breitenmoser, Francisco Javier Salcedo Ortiz, Marcos López, Parra, Brown, Ortiz, Guillermo López Zamora, “ It’s, Organizations: CNN, University of Bern, International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN, EU, roadkill, LIFE, Spain’s University of Córdoba Locations: Spain, roadkill, Sierra Morena, Doñana, Andalusia, Jaén, Granada, , Italy, Extremadura, Portugal
Europe endures another year of droughts and wildfires
  + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
Last year, heatwaves resulted in over 61,600 heat-related fatalities across 35 European countries and triggered devastating wildfires. Below is a list of the most recent blazes and heat-related warnings issued in Europe. Another broke out on Aug. 20 in the southern Hautes-Alpes region of France, burning at least 140 hectares. It was the biggest blaze the region has faced in the last 20 years, media reported. Portugal's authorities declared some 120 municipalities across Portugal at maximum risk of wildfires due to the heat.
Persons: heatwaves, BRGM, Fernando Clavijo, Dina Kartit, Gaëlle Sheehan, Piotr Lipiński, Ed Osmond Organizations: Spanish National Research Council, ITALY, Thomson Locations: Europe, Sicily, France, Perpignan, Alpes, GREECE, Alexandroupolis, Spain, Greece, Rhodes, Corfu, Italy, Sardinia, Rome, Lazio, PORTUGAL, Portugal, SPAIN Tenerife, Canary, La Palma
Cristina Quicler | Afp | Getty ImagesSEVILLE, Spain — The day-to-day reality of scorching summer heat in Spain is taking its toll. The mercury in the southern Spanish city of Seville hit 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) on July 20, shortly before national elections failed to produce a clear winner. "During the day I work here where I have air conditioning but the walk home is ... agony," Sánchez told CNBC. Tacho Rufino, economist at the University of Seville, told CNBC that when classes are not in session, he lives in Cádiz in the southwest. Olive oil prices soared further into record-breaking territory this month and analysts have told CNBC that high prices could be here "for some time to come."
Persons: Cristina Quicler, Carlo Núñez, Sevillian, chatted, Maria Sánchez, Sánchez, Tacho Rufino, Rufino, Pedro Sánchez, Alberto Núñez Feijóo Organizations: Afp, Getty, CNBC, del Triunfo, University of Seville, People's Party, United Nations, PP, European Commission, La, Europa Press, Greenpeace, Observatory Locations: Sevilla, Spanish, Andalusia, SEVILLE, Spain, Europe, Greece, Italy, Albania, Seville, del, Cádiz, Cadiz, Puntagorda, La Palma, Canary Islands
Severe drought spreads in Portugal, officials seek EU help
  + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Around 90% of mainland Portugal is suffering from drought, with severe drought alone affecting one-fifth of its territory, twice as much as in March and nearly five times the area reported a year earlier. Some parts are in an extreme drought situation, which did not exist at the same time in 2022. The northeast and southern regions were particularly badly hit, and the dry weather conditions were expected to continue. With temperatures above normal for this time of the year, the agency said April 2023 was the third-driest and fourth-warmest in the last 92 years in mainland Portugal. Neighbouring Spain has registered the driest start to a year since records started, its weather agency AEMET said on Wednesday, with less than half the average rainfall during the first four months of 2023.
During a four-year investigation, authorities uncovered more than 250 illegal wells, bore holes and ponds in the Axarquia area in Andalusia, which has been hit by drought since 2021. Spain is Europe's biggest producer of tropical fruit, which requires large volumes of water. Producers estimate that avocado production will drop by 25% this year due to high temperatures and a lack of water. Spain registered the driest and warmest April since records began, according to the national weather agency AEMET. The average water level in reservoirs in Catalonia and Andalusia - the worst hit areas - stands at around 25%.
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