José Antonio Valverde says on its memories, “Memories of a heterodox biologist”, that it was quite frequent to see mixed groups of mhorr gazelle (Nanger dama mhorr) and Dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas neglecta) sharing the same resources on the 50s and 60s at the former…

Two months already went by after the release of the “mohor” at Safia Even if it is too soon to analyze the behavior of this antelope in the wild, we cannot help to take a look to what one of the females radio-tagged did. Well,…

We told you already that during the month of May was performed the second “Operación Mohor” with the release- at the region of Safia- of the first individuals of this beautiful antelope extinct in the wild at the end of the 60s . After being…

In memory of Mar Cano This time we won’t talk about seals. The woman of the picture is Teresa Abáigar. The beautiful animal that she is cuddling with such dedication is a Mohor antelope (Nanger dama mhorr). She is a researcher at the CSIC (Higher…

We talked before on this same blog about the Dorcas gazelle and how it shared the habitat with the monk seal. We never get tired on insisting about the vulnerable situation in which this species is. Even more  if we think about the luck that…

This is a recognition to the teams that work in the field. Many times we think that the people that have the opportunity to work every day at “Costa de las Focas” reserve and at the expansion area of the colony located up north,  are…

Could you imagine being able to see a monk seal and a gazelle almost at the same time? This luck have the conservation agents that go across the coastal area located north of the monk seal colony. It is frequent, during those itineraries of the…

Part of the monitoring being performed at the 144km north coast of the reserve is being done with photo trap cameras. Their mission is to test strategic areas, caves and beaches, of the coast and detect their use by seals. During 2014, 8 cameras have…

The coast in which the breeding caves are located is formed by beaches and cliffs.  Cliffs are very fragile and the collapses are a great threat for the species.   What a surprise had the conservation agents that work at the north of the reserve…