Government awards €714k in recovery-plan contracts for seven endangered species

The government has awarded contracts to two companies to implement recovery plans for seven endangered fauna species, allocating a total of €714,222.67 over five years (2025–2029).

Ambient, Biologia i Tècnica M&S will carry out the plans for the common toad (€174,427.92) and the wildcat (€202,834.50). Biologia i Comunicació SL will implement the plans for four nocturnal raptors — the barn owl (Tyto alba), the scops owl (Otus scops), the Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) and the Pyrenean owl — under a combined contract of €215,165.50, and the plan for the serenalla pallaresa for €121,794.75.

The recovery plans were published and tendered the same day they were approved to accelerate deployment of conservation measures. They are foreseen in the Law on the conservation of the natural environment, biodiversity and landscape and aim to assess the status of endangered species, identify causes of decline, and define and schedule the actions needed to conserve and restore populations and habitats.

Ministerial spokesperson Guillem Casal said the plans were drafted by specialists and validated in advance by the Commission for the Coordination and Development of the National Biodiversity Strategy (CENBA). CENBA brings together representatives from the government, local councils (comuns), farmers and livestock sectors, the Andorran Federation of Hunting and Fishing (FACIP), ski resort management, nature conservation associations, research institutions and motorized vehicle federations.

Since 2024 the government has approved 22 recovery plans with a total investment exceeding €1.3 million for the 2024–2029 period, part of a broader effort to preserve the country’s biodiversity and curb species decline.