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The main objective of this project is to improve the conservation status of more than 3,000 hectares of wetlands to reverse the risk of extinction of the marbled teal and achieve a minimum of 125 breeding pairs in our country.

In addition, specific objectives include eliminating and mitigating threats to the species, such as habitat reduction, hunting or lack of water quantity and quality, strengthening the species’ populations through a captive breeding program, improving knowledge of teal ecology, integrating the ecological requirements of the species into sectoral policies, and raising awareness among key stakeholders of the importance of the species and its habitat.

In order to try to reverse the dramatic situation of brown teal populations and their habitats, research, conservation, governance and awareness-raising actions have been implemented.

In the area of research, an evaluation of the genetic variability and structure of the captive and wild populations will be carried out, as well as an update of the conservation strategy for the marbled teal. This will be accompanied by actions to improve knowledge of the species through the development of a conventional tagging program and another, via satellite, to increase information on its biology throughout the annual cycle and on its movement patterns, to know its population status, threats, possible management actions and to assess the effectiveness of protection measures applied.

As conservation actionsIn addition, priority farms will be purchased, a practical reference guide will be prepared for the management of the species’ habitats to ensure their maintenance and evolution to a better state of conservation, and action will be taken on land located in critical places, where their habitat will be restored and their natural and non-natural threats will be controlled. In parallel, the populations of the species will be reinforced through a captive breeding program and the release of specimens.

As part of the actions to improve governance, the participation, training and awareness of relevant sectors for its conservation, such as irrigators or hunters, among others, as well as society in general, will be promoted. It will also involve the Maghreb countries, where it spends periods of its life, to improve knowledge of its movements and threats.

Likewise, in order to disseminate the results of the project and promote knowledge of the species, it will be accompanied by different communication actions in the media, environmental education and awareness with members of educational centers of all levels, promotion of ornithological tourism and environmental volunteering.