Permanent centre to care for wildlife and manage exotic species in the Pityusic Islands
What does it consist of?
The Balearic Island Wildlife Recovery Centre (COFIB) is promoting an ambitious project that will set up a stable centre in Sa Coma for the care and recovery of wildlife, in addition to reinforcing actions to eradicate invasive species such as snakes and Pennissetum (fountain grass).
Data
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Centre for the recovery and interpretation of fauna and control of invasive species in the Pitiusas islands (Ibiza and Formentera)
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Ibiza (Santa Eulària des Riu)
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Conselleria d'Agricultura, Pesca I Medi Natural
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Consorci per a la Recuperació de la Fauna de les Illes Balears (COFIB)
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ITSE2023-114
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1.936.889 €
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1.936.889 €
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681.145 €
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2023E
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In execution
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Environment
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Executed: 35.17%
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14.07.2026
The project
In recent years, the Pityusic Islands have experienced a considerable increase in incidents related to wildlife, as well as a worrying expansion of invasive species. In order to provide an adequate response to this reality, the COFIB has planned a new wildlife recovery and interpretation centre in Sa Coma (Santa Eulària des Riu), which will also function as an operational base for the control of invasive exotic species.
The new facility will not only provide suitable veterinary care for the hundreds of animals picked up each year, but will also include educational tours, observation areas for recovering wildlife, storage areas for materials for invasive flora control campaigns and biosecurity measures.
An essential part of the project is the reinforcement of actions to contain the spread of Pennissetum—highly invasive fountain grass—and the snakes introduced in Ibiza and Formentera (such as the horseshoe snake and the ladder snake), which represent a serious threat to the endemic Ibiza wall lizard populations.
Planned actions include trapping campaigns, monitoring with geolocation technology, citizen collaboration and environmental education. Collaboration with scientists is also envisaged to develop new passive trapping strategies to optimise resources. All of this forms part of a 48-month multi-year plan that will make a significant contribution to the conservation of biodiversity on the islands.
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