Ancient horse breed released into western Spain
Western Kingdom of Spain is i time again dwelling menage to wild horses later 2000 years, amongst a recent assessment showing 47 reintroduced Retuertas horses are inwards slap-up status as well as attain got adapted good to their novel environment.
The determination yesteryear Juan José Negro, manager of the Doñana Biological Station as well as his colleagues, is skilful word for a programme that aims to found 2 populations of the rare as well as ancient breed.
The most recent release occurred on Oct 7, when 23 Retuertas horses from the Doñana biological station inwards southern Kingdom of Spain were released inwards the Campanarios de Azaba wild fauna reserve inwards western Spain.
The release was possible thank yous to Fundación Naturaleza y Hombre, province possessor of the reserve, amongst back upward from Rewilding Europe.
“Our objective is to attain got 2 herds at 2 dissimilar locations – this novel i inwards Campanarios equally complementary to the i inwards Doñana, to ensure a to a greater extent than effective survival of this breed, the most ancient inwards Iberia,” explains Carlos Sanchez, manager of the Foundation of Nature as well as Man that manages the site.
Staffan Widstrand, from Rewilding Europe, a grouping that promotes re-establishing wild fauna across Europe, points out the importance of the Retuertas horses for the continued rewilding of the area.
The Oct release was the minute herd released inwards the reserve. In July 2012, 24 Retuertas horses were freed there.
The aim was to strengthen the nucleus of retuertas that already be inwards Campanarios of Azaba, guaranteeing the survival of the breed inwards Doñana National Park, inwards illustration at that spot was a illness outbreak or similar tragedy.
In addition, it volition allow the procedure of incorporation of large herbivores inwards this reserve inwards the Salamanca district.
As amongst the outset herd, the minute grouping inwards Campanarios volition live on treated equally completely wild living animals, as well as alive inwards natural, social groups, grazing the reserve which is currently 500 hectares.
The Campanarios de Azaba biological reserve, inwards the Espeja municipality, consists of typical Dehesa savannah woodland amongst dissimilar oak habitats (Quercus ilex, Quercus pyrenaica) as well as has been declared i of the most biodiverse areas inwards Europe.
Rewilding Europe intends to contribute to the growth of as well as the protection of the biodiversity inwards Western Iberia yesteryear reintroducing natural grazing equally a telephone commutation ecological process.
In gild to accomplish its goals inwards Western Iberia, the maiden has started to locomote inwards 2 airplane pilot areas: Campanarios de Azaba reserve, inwards Spain, as well as Faia Brava reserve, inwards Portugal.
The reintroduction of wild living herbivores volition non alone back upward the recovery of natural spaces as well as growth biodiversity; it volition too render novel opportunities for local communities, landowners as well as stakeholders inwards the area.
Thee breed got its advert from the so-called Retuertas, flooded areas within the Doñana National Park, where the sands piece of cake drain H2O towards the tabular array salt marsh. They locomote equally natural drinking places for the animals.
There is alone a small-scale issue of Retuerta horses amongst ancestral genes left: inwards total around 150 animals inwards 2012.
The Retuertas breed was originally used for agriculture work, simply other breeds that are to a greater extent than suitable for these purposes replaced them. This inwards plough led to close extinction of the Retuertas horse, amongst alone one-half a dozen animals left inwards the 1980s.
After rigorous comparative genetic analysis amongst other ancient races similar Asturcón, Losino as well as Potoca, a report published inwards 2006 discovered that Retuertas were i of the oldest Equus caballus breeds inwards Europe.
Natural grazing yesteryear wild herbivores, such equally wild horses, wild cattle, bison as well as many other species, disappeared from large parts of Europe when humans occupied these areas. Wild horses as well as cattle were domesticated as well as used for agriculture.
With large-scale province abandonment right away happening inwards many parts of Europe, livestock is too disappearing, leading to the simplification of ecosystems as well as reducing the pastoral systems that compose the natural Mediterranean mosaic landscapes.
Spain is considered particularly suitable for rewilding programs, equally it retains high biodiversity amongst depression human population density.
More information virtually Rewilding Europe tin live on found here.
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