Doñana disaster

It is notable for the great diversity of its biotopes, especially lagoons, marshlands, fixed and mobile dunes, scrub woodland and maquis.

In this mixture of swamps and woodlands, 300 species of birds breed, feed or stop over on their migratory route between Northern Europe and Africa.

[8] This migration soon came to an end when the dam exploded; almost 2,000 birds, chicks, eggs, and nests were killed or destroyed and 37,400 kg (82,500 lb) of dead fish (mainly carps, mullets, Andalusian barbels, and eels) were collected in the aftermath.

[9][10][11] Boliden-Apirsa, who own the mine, has spent more than US$52 million cleaning up, repairing damage and reimbursing farmers for lost crops.

[9] Although the Doñana Disaster turned out to be one of the worst catastrophes in Europe, there have been speculations about reopening the long gone mine.

Twenty six years after the accident the two sides remain locked over compensation claims [9] Fernández Guerrero also included that no liquid could be used under the exercise of the best technology in the world, which would avoid the creation of poisonous wet tailings.