Park Tenerife

The Spanish Ministry of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs (MARM) has launched a DVD called “La red de Parques Nacionales de España”. This is a documentary film that shows the geology, flora and fauna of the 14 Spanish National Parks, a network of protected areas selected to conserve the best of the Spanish natural heritage.

The documentary film starts with an introduction about the biological and geographical characteristics of the Spanish territory and the different habitats included in it, which biodiversity is reflected in the Spanish national parks network.

The film continues showing the different ecosystems of these parks starting with the four mountainous parks located in the Spanish peninsula: Picos de Europa, Ordesa, Monte Perdido, Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici and Sierra Nevada.

Following, the film shows the Tablas de Daimiel and Doñana wetland parks which are resting places for migrating birds and fundamental areas for the survival of a large number of species. Likewise, the Monfragüe y Cabañeros national parks present the Mediterranean vegetation ecosystem where the most representative species of the Spanish wild life live including the Iberian lynx and the Iberian imperial eagle.

The documentary film also dedicates a chapter to the maritime-terrestrial parks formed by islands located in the Atlantic Ocean in front of Galicia and the islands of the Cabrera Archipelago in the Mediterranean sea, as well as the parks that include insular ecosystems and sea bottoms located in the Canary Islands. These parks are the Garajonay, Caldera de Taburiente, Teide and Timanfaya, magnificent representatives of the varied natural life of the Canary archipelago.

The DVD can be acquired at the publishing department within the national parks administration or by email to the address publicaciones@oapn.es

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