The endangered species on verge of extintion has risen from 31 to 127, according to a new index published by the Department de Medi Ambient. Some of the birds species native to the Lleida plains have experienced a radical drop , the shrinking habitats in the area has been irrigated for farming pruposes. The common reason for the new species on the new list is the human interference.

Catalonia Today (Thursday, 18 September 2008)