This Friday, the ICTS – Doñana Biological Reserve has installed a new camera in the Doñana National Park to monitor the drying of Santa Olalla, the largest lagoon in the protected natural area. This will predictably happen in mid-August, a couple of weeks earlier than last year. Since the Doñana Biological Station – CSIC has records, this lagoon has never dried up for two consecutive years, which demonstrates the critical situation of the Doñana lagoon system.

The "Lagunas" project is underway. With the support of the ICTS-EBD Monitoring Team, intensive sampling has begun to evaluate the variation in population structure of the two native freshwater turtles of Doñana. These species are associated with long term lagoons and their population structures were described 30 years ago

One of the critical factors for understanding the establishment, success and potential impact on native species of an introduced species is a thorough knowledge of how these species manage trophic resources. In the present study the objective was to identify the main trophic strategies of the non-native amphibian Discoglossus pictus and its potential trophic impact on the native amphibian Bufo calamita.