Almost 2 million euros spent on Timanfaya wildlife control

Almost 2 million Euros will be spent on controlling exotic and invasive wildlife in the Timanfaya National Park.

The Canarian Government’s Department of Ecological and Energy Transition has hired the Tragsa company to carry out the work. The money will derive from the EU’s Next Generation fund.

Over the next three years, Tragsa will control invasive plant species such as Canary Island sorrel (Rumex lunaria), wild tobacco (Nicotiana glauca) and the Rose Geranium (Pelargonium capitatum).

Mariano H. Zapata, the councillor in charge, said “This type of work is necessary as we’re already finding several foreign species in a small area.”

Trapping will also take place for feral cats and rats in the National Park region.