The initiative was born in order to establish forest management guidelines for the conservation and improvement of the habitat of the Cantabrian capercaillie, in addition to determining a common framework for the development of projects between the different administrations aimed at the conservation of the species.

The initiative was born in order to establish forest management guidelines for the conservation and improvement of the habitat of the Cantabrian capercaillie, in addition to determining a common framework for the development of projects between the different administrations aimed at the conservation of the species.

The project starts with the aim of reviewing and updating the forest management guidelines for the Cantabrian capercaillie environment, established at the meeting held in Pola de Somiedo, Asturias, in 2004.

Once the project has been executed, it can be concluded that an important review has been carried out through an arduous bibliographic compilation and fieldwork of the forestry actions carried out for the conservation of the Cantabrian capercaillie. In addition, two reports have been presented on the work carried out: one in relation to the dawn stratum and the other on the shrub.

From these works it is concluded that the carrying out of forestry work benefits the conservation of the species, but the heterogeneity of the actions has not allowed to extract management guidelines that are applicable to the entire distribution area of the Cantabrian capercaillie. These results were presented at a conference held on April 14 and 15, 2010 in the Cantabrian town of Potes, which were a notable success with the public.

Once the project has been completed, solid foundations have been laid to create a monitoring network for forestry actions aimed at the conservation of the Cantabrian capercaillie.

The results of this action are of great interest for the future, especially in relation to the execution of the actions of the LIFE + Cantabrian Capercaillie project, coordinated by the Biodiversity Foundation until 2013.