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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
An area of saltpans surrounded by artificial freshwater and brackish ponds with dense plant cover.
This is an important site for breeding and wintering waterbirds.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Threats come from the high hunting pressure, a central access road and urbanization along the beach zone. A management plan for the Natural Park has existed since 1994.
National High
International High2,496 ha of IBA covered by Natural Park (Salinas de Santa Pola, 2,496 ha). 2,496 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Salinas de Santa Pola, 2,496 ha). 2,496 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Salinas de Santa Pola, 2,496 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Santa Pola salt-pans (Spain). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/santa-pola-salt-pans-iba-spain on 23/12/2024.
