In this land where the temperatures in summer often surpass 30º Celsius, life during the hottest months of the year gets particularly complicated. In some areas that receive barely 500 millimeters of rain per year, freshwater is frequently hard to find. Most of the trees that populate the area have thick, resistant leaves, designed to preserve water during the hot summer weather. Many animal species have been forced to adapt to this semi-arid Mediterranean climate by reducing their size and altering their shape. But quite to the contrary of what you might expect, this is a biodiversity hot spot. We’re in the Sierra Morena.
Did you know that there are only two temperate zones on our planet that actually experience springtime? What seems like the most normal of events to most of us is an actual miracle of nature. It is the re-birth of life in its most glorious form. In spring, as the days grow longer, the light conqu...
The climate plays a profound role in the lives of all living beings. The cycle of four seasons that unfolds in the planet’s temperate zones thoroughly conditions the lives and behavior of their inhabitants. And without a doubt, winter is the toughest test that all of the Mediterranean forest’s in...
Many predators prefer to go out hunting when the moon is high in the sky. And that’s the moment when our protagonist makes her appearance: She’s the Queen of the Night. Hidden in the darkness, she moves with feline agility, even though she isn’t a cat. She’s an astute carnivore that adapts very w...
