The reserve’s last permanent freshwater lake, which had long resisted drought and illegal wells, has now disappeared.
The last wetland to survive the tremendous drought that is ravaging Doñana National Park in southern Spain has disappeared this week. The protected area, one of the country’s most important natural reserves, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, no longer has its own natural fresh water. The Santa Olalla lagoon, the largest of the permanent bodies of water, which quenches the thirst of thousands of migratory birds and mammals, has dried up, leaving the rest of the wetlands dry. It is one of many ravages caused by the lack of rain, which has harmed hundreds of species of fauna and vegetation, some of which may disappear.
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The last wetland to survive the tremendous drought that is ravaging Doñana National Park in southern Spain has disappeared this week. The protected area, one of the country’s most important natural reserves, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, no longer has its own natural fresh water. The Santa Olalla lagoon, the largest of the permanent bodies of water, which quenches the thirst of thousands of migratory birds and mammals, has dried up, leaving the rest of the wetlands dry. It is one of many ravages caused by the lack of rain, which has harmed hundreds of species of fauna and vegetation, some of which may disappear.
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