Wolf Breaks
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www.naturetrek.co.uk It is possible to spot wild wolves in the hills and Great Bustards on the plains during a 5-day tour around a little-known and very rural corner of northern Spain with natural history specialist Naturetrek, departing London 20th and 24th October 07. The Cordillera Cantábrica and its outlying ranges hold the vast majority of Spain’s 2,500 to 3,000 Wolves and are the stronghold of the species in Europe. The Wolf population has increased markedly since an estimated all-time low of just 500 individuals in 1970. Looking for Wolves requires a great deal of persistence, patience, stealth and luck, but this tour offers Europe’s best opportunity for success. The area of focus on this tour is a region of rolling hills and broad valleys, sprawling oak woodlands and ancient grazing meadows enclosed by tumbledown dry stone walls offering excellent opportunities to scan a wide expanse of open land. En route to and from the hills a detour will be made to a very special area of rolling agricultural land. Here, low level intensity farming is practised specifically to encourage bird life, especially the Great Bustard. This bleak yet charming landscape, dotted with traditional farming villages each dominated by giant churches with statutory Storks’ nests adorning each imposing bell tower, is home to vast numbers of Great Bustards plus a multitude of other species including Common Cranes, Greylag Geese and Golden Eagle. Whilst Wolves may prove elusive… the Bustards are everywhere!
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Wolf Breaks
It is possible to spot wild wolves in the hills and Great Bustards on the plains during a 5-day tour around a little-known and very rural corner of northern Spain with natural history specialist Natur (27/09/2007)
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