Redes Natural Park
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The Redes Natural Park (Spanish: Parque Natural de Redes) is located in the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain. Its total area is 377.36 km2 (145.70 sq mi), split between two municipalities: Caso (307.94 km2 (118.90 sq mi)) and Sobrescobio (69.42 km2 (26.80 sq mi)). It was declared a natural park in 1996.
Conservation
In September 2001, the park was included by Unesco in the global network of Biosphere reserves. Redes is one of three biosphere reserves in the Cantabrian Mountains. The European Union has designated Redes a Special Protection Area for bird-life.
Flora
Temperate deciduous woodland is typical of the park.
Fauna
The human population carries out traditional livestock farming including transhumance.
As to wild-life, Cantabrian brown bears are often found in the park. Two populations of this endangered species remain in Spain, and the park is at the edge of the range of one of these populations. There is a breeding population of wolves.
Bird-life includes the Capercaillie.
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