They oppose the Barbary sheep is the claim for the concession to Espuña Park of the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism
Forty Totana agricultural entities, representing more than four thousand farmers and farm owners, on Thursday presented the Mayor of Totana and Agricultural Advisory Council, several petitions that directly or indirectly to the local food sector, which is today the main Totana both economic engine as the surrounding municipalities.
That letter is signed by representatives of agricultural cooperatives, irrigation communities, associations of landowners, atria (Integrated Treatment Groups on Agriculture) and farmers' organizations, representing more than four thousand farmers and farm owners Totana and its environment.
In that letter expressly requested in addition to various requests and comments regarding various issues affecting the local agricultural sector (rural surveillance, building area of ​​homes and stores in rural areas, problems of irrigation wells, etc.). -some of them pending their evaluation for a future meeting of the Agricultural Advisory Council Local-disappearance and extinction of the Barbary sheep of Sierra Espuña Reserve, municipal and land throughout the Region of Murcia.
Because, as expressed in this paper "the supposed benefits that hunting may occur in the environment and especially Espuña Totana are absolutely ridiculous about the extensive damage that these animals pose to dry farming and irrigation of I can attest that hundreds of farmers and landowners affected. "
The undersigned declare agricultural entities also adhere to the Platform and the Manifesto for a sustainable and balanced development of the Espuña and its environment signed by 20 social organizations and business environment Espuña on 25 April, in which make different assessments of the breach of the Act and regulations by Espuña Park and its socio-economic environment.
And these entities manifested by their opposition to land Barbary sheep "is used as a tourist attraction to fill the many environmental and management deficiencies Espuña in order to obtain the grant of the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism, which expressly oppose. "
All signatories have agricultural entities being represented in the Union of Farmers and Ranchers of Lower Guadalentín (COAG), to develop on their behalf, "all actions and proceedings it deems necessary, before public and private, to achieve requests raised. "
