ADDITIONAL environmental protection has been handed to some of the most emblematic mountain ranges in Alicante province.
The regional government has issued special conservation zone (Zona Especial de Conservación) declarations for sierras of La Safor, Aitana, Serrella, Puig Campana, Bernia, el Ferrer, Valls de la Marina and the River Gorgos.
A spokesperson for the department of the ecological transition said the ‘management regulation’ affects 43,967 hectares of land.
Our photo shows Aitana during the historic snowfall of 2017.
Full report in Friday’s Costa Blanca News