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Cabarceno Natural Park
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Cabárceno Natural Park (Parque de la Naturaleza de Cabarceno (Obregon)) is a zoo and nature reserve located in the town of Penagos, Spain, 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Santander.[2]
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43°21′00″N 3°51′08″W | |
Date opened | 1989 |
Location | Penagos (Cantabria) |
Land area | 750 ha (1,900 acres) |
No. of species | >112 |
Memberships | EAZA[1] |
Major exhibits | Raptors, sea lions |
Website | www |
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The park is located in a former open-pit iron mine on a karstic landscape consisting of 750 hectares.[3] It now belongs to Cantur, a tourism company owned by the government of Cantabria.
The Cabárceno Natural Park has two main purposes: the conservation of endangered species and environmental education.