Wildlife Centre

Located in an area of Pont de Suert fish farm, the Wildlife Centre is a dissemination and awareness organization that informs about the difficulties related to these animals and their habitat. It also carries out different tasks of research, breeding and recovery of injured or ill individuals. Founded in 1995, Pont de Suert Wildlife Centre was initially aimed at the environmental preservation, awareness and education of otters. It is now devoted to semiaquatic mammals (otter, European mink, and others).

Located on the left bank of Noguera Ribagorçana, at the junction of N-230 (Lleida-Vielha) and N-260 (Pont de Suert-Pobla de Segur) roads, it was built into the enclosure of Ribagorça Fish Farm, which produces common trouts for the repopulation of the Catalan rivers and lakes. Free didactic guided visits to all audiences are offered by our specialised instructors.

The main goals of the Centre are the following:

• Recovery of semiaquatic carnivore mammals and captive breeding.
• Implementation of the Captive Breeding Programme for the western population of European wink as part of the Protection strategy of the specie managed by the centre’s working group.
• Captive breeding of native crayfish as one of the previous actions to the Recovery Plan of the specie in Catalonia and stocking of crayfish during the emergency actions (droughts, canal emptying, etc.).
• Public information, dissemination and awareness related to the importance of the protection of fluvial ecosystems and their biodiversity. Information and support of the population regarding the preservation of European minks, otters, common trouts and crayfish as emblematic species of local rivers.
• ​Captive breeding of the Mediterranean trout and progressive replacement of the Atlantic trout by the Mediterranean trout for repopulations.

Workshops:

Astronomy workshop: Thursday 1 August at 21:30h.
Los bosques del Gato hacer, seguimiento de rastros (Talk and family outing): Saturday 3 August at 10:30am.
The secrets of the forest: Wednesday 7 August at 10:15am.
Discovery of daytime butterflies: Friday 9 August at 10.30am.
Play amphibians and reptiles: Friday 16 August at 10:30am.
Night of Muixirecs: Wednesday 21 August at 7pm.
Insects, spiders and crabs: Friday 23 August.

Guided tours:

From 21 June to 15 September.

From Tuesday to Saturday at 10h, 12h and 17h.

Price: 3€ adults, 2€ children.

Exhibitions:

Arthropods exhibition: from 16 to 23 August.

Wild fauna: all year round.

Montseny Newt: all year round.

Las Fallas: all year round.

More information:

All activities (visit or workshop) must be booked in advance! Through the e-mail address infocentredefauna.daam@gencat.cat or calling 973 69 12 13 or 675 78 78 75