Sierra Nevada Environmental

Since the ’80s Sierra Nevada has been placed in the eye ofthe hurricane by environmental groups accused of assaults on the most fragileecosystem biodiversity that boasts a nearly equivalent in Europe.

Moreover, there are many species, both flora andfauna, that are severely threatened; insects such as the Sierra Nevadabutterfly, katydids exclusive to Sierra Nevada(Baetica ustulata), and the praying mantis (Apteromantis aptera) are endemic.

Sierra Nevada Environmental Threats

The remarkable development the tourist season has caused inrecent years has come to its expansion for the Barranco de San Juan to the west face of the massif, inthe Cerro del Caballo.

This possibility has been rejected for now and was discardedafter the declaration as a national park, although there are pressures forGrenadian political and business sectors by the enormous success of the seasonand the lack of space and overcrowding of the area of the station today.

Among the plant species, there are studies for the recoveryof species such as yew or Manzanilla Real. Forestfires, like one that occurred in September 2005, burned about 2,500 hectares,mainly of pine reforestation, are another added risk to the long list.