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Spanish Wetlands Shrouded in Smoke as Overfarming Dries Out Peat
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Spanish Wetlands Shrouded in Smoke as Overfarming Dries Out Peat
THE GUARDIAN - They are meant to be Spain's most important inland wetlands, but yesterday the lagoons at Las Tablas de Daimiel national park were not just dry, they were burning. Stilted walkways stood on baked earth and rowing boats lay stranded on the ground. Observation huts revealed no birds, just an endless stretch of reeds rooted in cracked mud. Read More

