Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Doñana National Park' has mentioned 'Park' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| The park is an area of marshes, shallow streams, and sand dunes in Las Marismas, the delta where the Guadalquivir River flows into the Atlantic Ocean. | WIKI |
| Doxc3xb1ana National Park has a biodiversity that is unique in Europe, although there are some similarities to the Parc Naturel Rxc3xa9gional de Camargue of the Camargue river delta in France, with which Doxc3xb1ana Park is twinned. | WIKI |
| [4] The park features a great variety of ecosystems and shelters wildlife including thousands of European and African migratory birds, fallow deer, Spanish red deer, wild boars, European badgers, Egyptian mongooses, and endangered species such as the Spanish imperial eagle and the Iberian lynx. | WIKI |
| The Doxc3xb1ana nature reserve includes both the Doxc3xb1ana National Park, established in 1969, and the Natural Park, created in 1989 and expanded in 1997, creating a buffer zone of protection under the management of the regional government. | WIKI |
| The area was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1994; in 2006 the park recorded 376,287 visitors. | WIKI |
| Fifty years later the park was consolidated as a natural area. | WIKI |
| Valverde, Hoffman, and Nicholson, in partnership with the British Nature Conservancy, formed an association that organised an international drive for funds to expand the park. | WIKI |
| In 1982 it was included in the list of wetlands of the Ramsar Convention, and in 1989 the Regional Government of Andalusia converted the Preparque into the Doxc3xb1ana Natural Park. | WIKI |
| In 1998, the Aznalcxc3xb3llar Disaster occurred when a holding dam burst at the Los Frailes mine owned by Boliden-Apirsa (formerly Andaluza de Piritas, S.A.), the Spanish subsidiary of Boliden, releasing a flood of toxic sludge that entered the River Guadiamar, the main water source for the park. | WIKI |
| In 2006 the responsibilities of maintaining the park were transferred to the Government of Andalusia by the Royal Decree of 9 June; the functions and services of the Nature Conservation administration thus transferred to the Andalusian state were widened, and Doxc3xb1ana National Park and the Natural Park became the "Natural area of Doxc3xb1ana", a single territory divided into areas with different levels of environmental protection. | WIKI |
| In 2008 this park was twinned with the Regional Natural Park Camargue in France, with which it shares anthropological and ethnographic aspects. | WIKI |
| In 2019, the police closed tens of illegal wells operated largely by fruit farmers around the park which had for many years been draining water away from the park's water table. | WIKI |
| Doxc3xb1ana Park has a mild, typically Mediterranean climate, characterized by dry summers and relatively wet winters resulting from variations in the polar front and the subtropical ridge of high pressure. | WIKI |
| There are many species of flora in the park: trees, including pines, flowers such as roses, and shrubs. | WIKI |
| Non-native species such as eucalyptus, Acacia longifolia, Gomphocarpus fruticosus, Nicotiana glauca or Carpobrotus edulis (cat's claw) are removed by the park service. | WIKI |
| Other notable species in the park, of the more than 875 indigenous to the Doxc3xb1ana ecosystems are: oleander, oak, the sea wallflower, sweet saltwort, the prickly tumbleweed, marram grass, heather, camarina, lavender, sea holly, reed, carnation, bulrush, common fern, sage-leaved rock rose, rushes, labixc3xa9rnago (Phillyrea angustifolia), sea spurge, mastic, sedge, palm, pine, Scotch broom, rosemary, juniper, gorse, thyme, spurge and blackberries. | WIKI |
| Dunes in the park | WIKI |
| The gradual burial of vegetation, especially of trees that emerge then die, killed by the slow movement of sand, is one of the most well-known phenomena in the beach area of the park. | WIKI |
| Animals recorded within the park include 20 species of freshwater fish, 10 species of amphibians, 13 species of reptiles, 37 species of mammals and 360 non-marine bird species, of which 127 have bred in the park. | WIKI |
| Reptiles found in Doxc3xb1ana Park include the European pond turtle, Spanish pond turtle, spur-thighed tortoise, Iberian worm lizard, Bedriaga's skink, western three-toed skink, common wall gecko, spiny-footed lizard, ocellated lizard, Carbonell's wall lizard, Andalusian wall lizard, Psammodromus manuelae, Spanish psammodromus, horseshoe whip snake, ladder snake, southern smooth snake, Montpellier snake, false smooth snake, viperine snake, grass snake, Lataste's viper, loggerhead turtle and leatherback turtle. | WIKI |
| Iberian lynx, one of the most emblematic species of the park | WIKI |
| The Acebuche Breeding Centre in Doxc3xb1ana has developed a captive breeding program which has achieved the survival of eleven individuals born in the centre, and of over thirty captured in the park, whose survival was otherwise doubtful. | WIKI |
| These conservation efforts are threatened by a high mortality rate among the cats and recurring violations of laws prohibiting cars from entering the park or driving on its roads, although, as some agencies have reported, the causes of death are not always clear. | WIKI |
| The precarious survival situation of this animal has become an emblematic symbol of the park for the general public. | WIKI |
| UNESCO has reviewed the nomination of the park for inclusion in its "List of World Heritage in Danger" several times, but has yet to add it. | WIKI |
| There have been a number of problems related to infrastructure near the park. | WIKI |
| The Port of Huelva, a few kilometers from the Natural Park, is one of its major environmental threats. | WIKI |
| As mayor of Almonte, he noted the difficulties of implementing policies that promote employment near the park: (translation) "...we know almost everything about the ant and the lynx, but need to know how employment evolves in Doxc3xb1ana." | WIKI |
| The boring of illegal wells to draw irrigation water from underground aquifers has apparently proliferated,[44] while the water demands of nearby residential complexes and inappropriate usage of the water resources of nearby rivers may also affect the hydrology of the park. | WIKI |
| In 2007, the World Wildlife Fund warned that strawberry farms surrounding the park, where 95% of Spanish strawberries were produced, threatened to cause catastrophic damage to the park by depleting the surrounding groundwater, notably where illegal boreholes were involved, as well as creating considerable pesticide pollution and plastic waste which was accumulating in local creeks; AFP further reported that WWF was calling for a boycott of Spanish strawberries,[46] but this is contradicted by the remarks of a WWF-Spain spokesperson,[47] and it is uncharacteristic of WWF to call for blanket boycotts. | WIKI |
| The plan established among its objectives the promotion of actions beneficial to the natural environment, seeking the cooperation of national and European governmental bodies, and the various organizations with an interest in the park, economic or otherwise, for sustainable development of the area (e. g., by encouraging the organic farming of rice). | WIKI |
| In 2013 the construction of a pipeline in the vicinity of the park was authorized by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment. | WIKI |
| The municipality of Almonte, and therefore the park, is situated in an area in which public manifestations of religious fervor have been frequent throughout the centuries. | WIKI |
| The popularity of the cult of the Virgen del Rocxc3xado in modern times has raised concerns about the annual pilgrimage's effect on the natural environment of the park. | WIKI |
| The park is used by pilgrims on their way to the Romerxc3xada de El Rocxc3xado. | WIKI |
| As this event attracts a million pilgrims annually, it has a significant negative impact on the park's eco-system. | WIKI |
| The overcrowding of pilgrims around certain dates is evident not only in the village of El Rocxc3xado where the shrine is located, but also in places within and outside the park such as the Piara del Acebuchal, the Ajolxc3xad Bridge, Boca del Lobo and the Moguer road. | WIKI |
| This has been a publicity windfall for the park, but requires stepped-up park resources for fire prevention and general monitoring, and also has had a significant negative environmental impact (e.g., increased danger of wildfires, off-road SUVs damaging sensitive ground, etc.) | WIKI |
| Another important activity of longstanding association with the park is La Saca de las Yeguas ("The Gathering of the Mares"), a livestock event pertaining to the indigenous wild horses of the salt marshes of Doxc3xb1ana. | WIKI |
| It was built in the 1960s by Luis Espinosa Fondevilla as a residence and hunting lodge, and currently serves as the park visitors centre. | WIKI |
| Matalascaxc3xb1as Dune Park and Marine World Museum. | WIKI |
| The Visitors Centre at Acebuche, located in an old farmhouse, is the point of departure for visits to the park. | WIKI |
| Located in Sanlucar de Barrameda, devised for visitors to Doxc3xb1ana Natural Park. | WIKI |