The Forestry Police announced on Monday that they had seized seven sheep in Curral das Freiras, as the animals were trespassing and grazing in a dangerous area.
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The Forest Police today seized seven sheep who were grazing on land that contravened Regional Legislative Decree No.35/2008/M dated 14th of August.
As a preventative measure, the Parish Council of Ribeira Brava will apply to the courts to intervene if the current number of fish farming cages located near the coast of Ribeira Brava and Campanário is increased.
The CDU today visited the viewpoint of Boca da Corrida in the parish of Jardim da Serra, deploring the fact that all necessary studies have not yet been carried out to ascertain the feasibility of building a Radical Adventure Park, which includes a cable car between Curral das Freiras and Boca da Corrida.
Geographer and botanist Raimundo Quintal will officially launch his new book Ilha da Madeira - 300 Árvores,' edited by Letras Lavadas, at 18:00 on Thursday, the 24th of November at Quinta Magnolia.
Although the practice of beating rabbits to death, using a specially adapted stick was outlawed, the practice has continued to be a reality in Porto Santo.
On Monday the 14th of November, at 3 pm the Regional Directorate of Agriculture, through the Rurality Services Directorate, is hosting a free theoretical and practical workshop on Madeira's orchids at the Casa do Povo São Roque do Faial.
With regards to renewable energy, Susana Prada said that the region currently has the capacity to produce 40% of its energy from renewable sources.
Erica Caires, a political science student studying at the Santa Cruz Elementary and Secondary School, questioned the Santa Cruz City Council and government entities today, over the neglect of large tracts of abandoned land.
Rafael Nunes, JPP Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira, asked PSD Deputy Brício Araújo, about the municipality of Santa Cruz's lack of investment in environmental policies since 2015.
The President of the Regional Government of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, will tomorrow at 11:30 am visit the construction works of the Lombo do Urzal Lifting Station, in Boaventura.
Nuno Maciel announced today in the Madeiran plenary the policy of the Regional Government on the 'Strategic Cereal Reserve.'
A new orchid, Bulbophyllum Xavelha de Câmara de Lobos was registered on the 16th of October with the Royal Horticultural Society, which serves as an authority for the registration of orchid hybrids.
The Municipality of Funchal, in partnership with the University of Madeira, is developing a project that aims to evaluate, improve and promote the conservation of pollinators in the Funchal Ecological Park.
The final results of Madeira's threatened endemic butterflies project were presented this morning, at a conference at the University of Madeira.