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Meanders of the Ebro at Sástago

Sástago, Ribera Baja del Ebro, Zaragoza

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Meanders of the Ebro at Sástago

Nature · Sástago, Ribera Baja del Ebro, Zaragoza

The Meandros del Ebro (Ebro Meanders) are a protected area — a Special Area of Conservation and Site of Community Importance — covering 1106 hectares around the great meanders and riverside woodlands formed by the Ebro river between Sástago and Escatrón (Zaragoza), with abundant birdlife. It was declared a Site of Community Importance in July 2000 to protect two protected fish species, and became a Special Area of Conservation in February 2021. Within the Mediterranean ecoregion, the site brings together six natural habitats, including Mediterranean rivers with permanent and intermittent flow, tall-herb humid meadows, and riverside woods and scrub with willows and white poplars. Two plant species, twenty-three bird species, three amphibian species and two mammal species have also been identified there.

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