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Recently, the volunteers at the Recuperation Centre for Wild Animals have had the opportunity of some training on the handling of wild animals and giving them first aid when injured by accidents. Thanks to the commitment and dedicated altruism of many people, last year in 2016, the Centre marked a historical record by attending to more than 1000 animals. Continue reading Learning how to look after the wild animals
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Menorquins pel territori (Menorcans for the Island, a group of young Menorcans in Barcelona) and GOB have maintained meetings with the relevant public institutions to insist on the necessity of greater vigilance of illegal fishing of the Marine Reserve to the north of Menorca. There are good prospects in the short term. Continue reading Progress on the coordination of greater vigilance of the Marine Reserve
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Last Saturday many people took part in a demonstration to raise awareness of the effects of illegal fishing in the Marine Reserve along the north coast of Menorca. Continue reading The Marine Reserve merits greater effective protection
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This week, a course will start combining talks and excursions on Autumn in Menorca and will deal with geology, flowers, mushrooms and wild animals. There are still one or two places available. Continue reading Last day to register for a course “Autumn in Menorca”
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GOB has made a formal complaint to SEPRONA (Guardia Civil Police) and the Environmental Agencies of a new case of a falcon wounded by a shotgun and which has recently been taken into the Wild Life Recuperation Centre. It is the fourth one in the last few years brought in for this reason. This year it is the second case of a protected species coming as a result of impacted pellets. Continue reading Another falcon with shotgun wounds taken into the Wild Life Hospital
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During this month of September you still have the opportunity to visit the Hospital for Wild Animals near Ciutadella. You can do this from Wednesdays to Saturdays from 17.30 until sunset. Continue reading New hours for the Hospital for Wild Animals
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4 red kites, 1 booted eagle, 4 kestrels, 2 barn owls, 5 ravens, 3 gulls and 2 unidentified birds make the list of birds electrocuted during 2015 and 2016 and which, at the moment, is on the record of the Council for the Environment of the Balearic Government, the ministry responsible for the protection of endangered species. Continue reading At least 21 birds electrocuted recently in Menorca
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From this Friday 1 July until the end of September, the Recuperation Centre for Wild Animals, will be open from Mondays to Saturdays from 6 pm until sundown. Continue reading Hospital for Wild Animals open to the public from 1 July (video)
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Sunday 5 June is The Day of the Environment and it will be a day of open doors to the Recuperation Centre of Wild Animals. This is an opportunity to see the work which is done for the animals that live there. Visits can be made between 9.30 to 14.00 hours. Continue reading Animal Hospital open day 5 June
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Each year dead wild birds are found at the base of some electric pylons. In particular, their design means that certain important birds are electrocuted when they perch on them. For the last twenty years, the Gesa-Endesa-Enel Company has known of the problem as well as the inexpensive way to solve it either by insulating the cables or by making a small change in the design of pylons. The profits of Endesa for 2015 rose to over 1,000 million euros. Continue reading Petition to Endesa to stop the electrocution of birds
