Spain recorded 172 breeding female marbled ducks and 1,427 chicks in 2025, up from just 20 breeding pairs in 2009, after a conservation project restored more than 3,600 hectares of wetlands

• The figures follow years of conservation work focused on wetland restoration, captive breeding and cooperation with local stakeholders.
• LIFE Cerceta Pardilla, co-financed by the European Union’s LIFE programme and Spain’s Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge through its Directorate-General fo