The Working Group created after the Cantabrian capercaillie population of Tetrao urogallus was declared "in critical situation" has completed its estimate of the total number of individuals present in the Cantabrian Mountains in 2024. The result is 209 different capercaillies, which represents an 8% increase compared to the 191 estimated during the previous complete sampling in 2019. Of these 209, 117 (56%) are males and 92 (44%) are females.

The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) population in Spain and Portugal reached a new record high in 2024, reaching 2,401 registered individuals. This figure represents a 19% increase in their populations between 2023 and 2024 and demonstrates a continued positive demographic trend over the past 20 years of monitoring and actions aimed at reducing their risk of extinction.

Third Vice President and Minister for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Sara Aagesen, chaired the meeting of the Biodiversity Foundation's Board of Trustees today, during which more than €73 million in aid was approved to boost the bioeconomy, marine research, the sustainability of fishing and aquaculture activities, and green jobs for the ecological transition.

The Ministry for Ecological Transition is finalizing the procedure for the reintroduction of the monk seal to Fuerteventura. In a meeting held today on the island with representatives from the Island Council and the Canary Islands Government, the Ministry presented the Demographic Feasibility Study for the reintroduction of the monk seal to the waters of this Canary Island.

The Ministry for Ecological Transition, in collaboration with France and Andorra, has launched a project to recover the grévol in the Pyrenees. This bird is included in the list of species extinct in the Spanish natural environment, approved by the last Sectoral Conference on the Environment and published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) on August 18.

The Ministry for Ecological Transition, through the Autonomous Agency for National Parks and in collaboration with the Biodiversity Foundation, will work with those responsible for managing Spain's Biosphere Reserves to develop a framework for action that will promote the development of the territories where they are located and transform these protected areas into examples of excellence, combining nature conservation with rural development.

The Working Group created following the declaration of the Cantabrian capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) as a critically endangered species presented the results of the first population estimate of the species today, Friday the 25th, in Oviedo. The study reveals that only 292 Cantabrian capercaillie specimens remain in a 350-square-kilometer distribution area in the Cantabrian mountain range.

The acting Secretary of State for the Environment, Hugo Morán, has pointed out that wetland conservation is one of the "nature-based solutions" that will allow Spain to address biodiversity loss and mitigate the effects of climate change. In his speech at the opening of the 15th Living Lakes Conference on Lakes and Wetlands, which is being held in Valencia until May 9, Morán emphasized the need to develop a new strategic plan for these spaces.