Doñana National Park

Estuary The marshes, lagoons, scrub woodlands, and sand dunes of Doñana National Park in southwestern Spain sprawl along the Guadalquivir River at its Atlantic Ocean estuary. Unlike many large Europeanestuaries this area remains largely unmarred by development or agriculture.

• Protected Area The park is one of Europe’s best known conservation areas and has been designated a UNESCO biosphere reserve, a Ramsar Wetland Site, and a UNESCO World Heritage site. One of World Wildlife Fund’s first projects was the 1969 purchase, in partnership with the Spanish government, of a large area of Guadalquivir Delta wetlands to help create the park.

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