The Department of Ecological Transition and Energy of the Government of the Canary Islands has commissioned the company Tragsa to carry out a series of works to control exotic flora and fauna in the Timanfaya National Park, with a total budget of almost two million euros (1,953,142 euros) charged to the Next Generation EU funds.
The counselor, Mariano H. Zapata, explained that these control plans "have the objective of conserving the Canarian ecosystems, unique in the world and with more than 4,200 endemic species," adding that "this type of work is very necessary in our territory, since in a very small space, we find a multitude of foreign species."
"Timanfaya, declared a National Park in 1974, is an important symbol of the island of Lanzarote, whose territory is also a Biosphere Reserve, and that is why these control tasks are so relevant, which not only help to conserve the environment, but also to preserve the species that inhabit it," Zapata explained.
From 2023 until the beginning of 2026, Tragsa will carry out the necessary work to control invasive exotic flora and fauna present in the National Park, by controlling plant specimens such as sorrel (Rumex lunaria), moor tobacco (Nicotiana glauca) and malvarosa (Pelargonium capitatum). As well as other species that may be detected and considered as invasive exotic species, and that are located in the intervention areas established.
Likewise, the control by trapping of feral cats and rats is included that may cause damage to the vulnerable wild fauna of this Park.
