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By Emma Pinedo

Plan to allow irrigation at Spanish wildlife sanctuary sparks outcry

FILE PHOTO: The lagoon of Santa Olalla is seen dried out at Donana National Park, southern Spain, August 22, 2022. Estacion Biologica de Donana (EBD-CSIC)/ Handout via REUTERS

A plan to legalise irrigation around the Donana wildlife reserve in southern Spain, one of Europe's largest wetlands and a wintering location for migratory birds, has sparked an outcry during a prolonged drought.

Andalusia's conservative regional government wants to allow agricultural irrigation in five municipalities around Donana, saying the move poses no risk to the national park.

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