Extremadura

British

/ estremaˈðura /

noun

a region of W Spain: arid and sparsely populated except in the valleys of the Tagus and Guardiana rivers. Area: 41 593 sq km (16 059 sq miles)

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In 2022, conservationists were granted special licenses from Natural England to collect red kite chicks, mostly from Northamptonshire, and send them over to the Extremadura region of Spain.

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In Spain, the relocation project in Extremadura has seen three mating pairs so far that have produced two surviving chicks.

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The most heavily affected zones were here in the north-west, including the regions of Castilla y León and Galicia, plus the western region of Extremadura.

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The western Spanish region of Extremadura, which also has substantial marshlands, has seen 17 cases.

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He was arrested in Spain's western Extremadura region and has appeared in court charged with a criminal offence.

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