Fuente de Piedra meets the conditions

Antequera/The drought over the past three years has prevented the reproduction of flamingos at the Laguna de Fuente de Piedra, one of the most anticipated events for nature lovers, followed by the tagging of the chicks with the help of hundreds of volunteers.

The Government delegate in Málaga, Patricia Navarro, who visited the wetland in Antequera, celebrated that “today we can once again see in this lagoon, already occupying all the available territories for reproduction, including the two innermost islands that were restored last summer.”

Currently, the water level in the wetland is at 48 centimeters, an optimal level for successful reproduction. This year, the breeding territory available in the Natural Reserve has been increased "as a result of the work we have been doing to improve this space, to restore this habitat, and to maintain it in perfect condition," Navarro stated.

Presently, about 20,000 pairs of flamingos are in the wetland and have already started the mating process in order to complete reproduction by the end of next summer.

Furthermore, Navarro explained that the largest lagoon in Andalusia, together with the Natural Site of the Guadalhorce River Mouth, benefited from actions undertaken over the last 15 months by the Junta de Andalucía, with an investment of 1.5 million euros “to keep these protected natural spaces in perfect condition, through necessary actions that improve biodiversity and habitat of our environments.”

Through the program for the Restoration of Habitats and Conservation of Protected Wetlands in Málaga, the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment has invested 1,050,000 euros since October 2023 in the Antequera wetland to fund various executed actions, while at the Guadalhorce estuary, the budget was 351,465 euros.

Additionally, the annual conservation programs at the Laguna de Fuente de Piedra have been maintained by the Andalusian Environment and Water Agency (AMAYA), with an investment of 97,437 euros.