The Tres Cantos City Council has provided nearly 15,000 litres of water to the Centre for the Recovery of Wild Animals (CRAS) to supply the wildlife of Monte de Viñuelas, affected by last year's fire.
The Tres Cantos City Council has collaborated with the Centre for the Recovery of Wild Animals (CRAS) of the Community of Madrid in supplying nearly 15,000 litres of water for the wildlife inhabiting Monte de Viñuelas.
To this end, the City Council has made two water tankers available to the public body, which have transported the water to a pond located in one of the areas affected by last year's forest fire. This supply point is vital for the more than 300 fallow deer and stags that live in the area, especially during the summer months and in light of the high temperatures in recent days.
The acting mayor, Sonia Lolo, has highlighted the importance of this action: “Tres Cantos has a natural and forest environment of enormous value that is part of our heritage and that we must care for and protect. The City Council maintains a permanent collaboration with the CRAS to contribute to the welfare of wildlife and the conservation of a space that is especially valuable to our city, which was severely affected last summer.”
Monte de Viñuelas, declared of public utility, covers more than 300 hectares and is part of the Regional Park of the Upper Manzanares Basin, the Natura 2000 Network, and the Biosphere Reserve of the Upper Basins of the Manzanares, Lozoya, and Guadarrama rivers.
The councillor for Public Services, Pedro Fernández, explained that “from the moment we received the request from the CRAS, we made ourselves available to provide the necessary means. With these two tankers, we contribute to maintaining a necessary water point for the animals during a particularly sensitive time, while continuing to collaborate in the recovery of the environment after last year's fire.”
The CRAS, located in Tres Cantos, cares for around 8,000 specimens throughout the year that are incapacitated for survival. Its aim is to safeguard protected native wildlife and, whenever possible, return the animals to their natural habitat. It primarily cares for lost, injured, or dehydrated specimens, as well as invasive exotic species.
Lolo wanted to thank “especially the professionals at the CRAS for the great work they do in the protection and recovery of wildlife throughout the region and, in particular, in Tres Cantos. Their work is essential to preserve our biodiversity and natural environment.”
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