Iberian Peninsula lynx exhibition

The Office for Socioeconomic Impact of the Environment (OISMA) Ministry of Water, Agriculture and Environment, in collaboration with the City Council, will hold an exhibition and informative talks about the Iberian Peninsula lynx in the towns of El Sabinar and Moratalla between January 26th and February 10th. 

This exhibition is intended to publicise the European project 'Life + Iberlince' and the current situation of Iberian lynx ('Lynx pardinus') in Spain and Portugal, as well as informing the population of their conservation.

The exhibition can be visited in El Sabinar and Moratalla on Monday to Sunday from 5pm to 8pm, although organized groups (schoolchildren, associations) may request the visit in the mornings by calling the Town Hall (968 730 0 01), or the Tourist Office (968 730 208).

• Exhibition Hall (El Sabinar): from Thursday 26 January (7 pm) to Thursday 2 February.

• Convent of San Francisco (Moratalla): from Friday 3 (7 pm) to Friday 10 February.

In addition, at the opening of the exhibition (January 26 and February 3 at 7:00 p.m.), there will be an informative talk about the characteristics and problems of the lynx, and the main actions of the "Life + Iberlince" Project to achieve conservation of the species.   The project "Life + Iberlince" involves about twenty partners, and involves two countries, Spain and Portugal, which account for the entire historical range of the Iberian lynx Worldwide.