Protected Animal Species in Spain

Spain safeguards numerous threatened species under national and EU law. Key protected animals include:

• Iberian Lynx (Critically Endangered) – endemic to the Iberian Peninsula.
• Brown Bear (Endangered) – Cantabrian Mountains and Pyrenees.
• Iberian Wolf (Endangered) – northwestern Spain and Portugal.
• Mediterranean Monk Seal (Critically Endangered) – small population in Balearic Islands.
• Spanish Imperial Eagle (Endangered) – southwestern Spain.
• Cinereous Vulture (Near Threatened) – mountainous areas.
• Pyrenean Desman (Endangered) – Pyrenean streams.
• Iberian Magpie (Near Threatened) – Iberian Peninsula.
• Iberian Green Frog (Endangered) – Iberian Peninsula.
• Spur-thighed Tortoise (Vulnerable) – Mediterranean regions including Balearics.