Future not good for the Cantabrian capercaillie

[clive Grazalema]

Imminent extinction for the Cantabrian capercaillie?

Having been declared in danger of extinction in 2018, the latest survey reveals that there are less than 300 individuals left in the Cantabrian mountains and very few of these are reproductive males. This brings the number below the minimum for a viable population for the survival of the subspecies which has already disapeared from Galicia and Cantabria. The remaining bulk of the surviving birds are located in León with a few also still present in Asturias.

Full article here: https://wildsideholidays.co.uk/tetrao-urogallus-cantabricus-cantabrian-capercaillie-urogallo-cantabrico/

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