The municipality of Ciudad Real makes improvements on road CRP 5042 in order to minimize the potential lynx run over risks

The province of Ciudad Real undertook distinct improving works on road CRP 5042 that links Viso del Marques and San Lorenzo de Calatrava, with the aim of minimize the potential Iberian Lynx run over risks, on this road.

Technicians of Ciudad Real Provincial Council, with technicians of WWF, FOMECAM and the Agriculture Department of the Council of Communities of Castilla – La Mancha (Life+Iberlince project partners) accompanied on the last few weeks the implemented works to avoid run over risks, which above all, includes preventive measures.

The work consisted in the cleansing of bushes on distinct points for several kilometers of the edges on the road, with the aim of increase the visibility of drivers and make more difficult lynx refugee.

Also have been made repair works and strengthening of the edges on the road to improve fauna traffic, establishment of new wildlife safeguard free access and placement of vertical signs to make car-users aware of the existence of wild fauna run over risks.

Finally the province of Ciudad Real, that have showed great interest on the realization of the LIFE+Iberlince project proposals for intervention, also determine the speed reduction on distinct points of the road, which are critical for the possible lynx passing through.

It should be remembered that on the last few years, occurred on this road two Lynx dead by run over, because it’s presence on the area were not an isolated case, since the animals flow that exists in this territory and the population of Andújar and Guarrizas (Vilches).

The municipalities of Serra Morena’s east area, offer exceptional food conditions, as there is a great rabbit density, and therefore is an area with more Lynx. Thereby the run over probability is higher on this are that on areas with less lynx.

In these circumstances, LIFE+Iberlince project proposed some preventative measures on the preliminary report of the evaluation of the impact that could exist on the communication routes that go through Lynx areas on Castilla – La Mancha.

The province of Ciudad Real, besides acting on the road that united Viso del Marqués and San Lorenzo de Calatrava, also made several improvements on road CR-610, that unites Castellar de Santiago and Aldeaquenada (Jaén), where have been installed several information boards of the lynx presence on the area.