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Woolly thirsty
A HERD of Barbery Sheep has taken to the fountains on the grounds of the Los Baños Archaeological Mu seum in Alhama de Murcia. Barbery Sheep usually found in Northern Africa were introduced to the Sierra Espuña in the 1970s. This herd of 27 that live on the Castle Hill pop down to the fountains to drink the water and sometimes take a refreshing dip surprising passersby and the visitors to the museum.
Adif also highlighted that the total investment for the first direct railway between Murcia and Almeria will be approximately €3.5 billion.
THIS year the Salinas de San Pedro Regional Park has joined the celebrations of World Migratory Bird Day celebrated on May 13. This celebration is held all over the world during the months of May and October, coinciding with the two great annual migrations. The slogan given to the
Bird Life
event was ‘Water: sustaining bird life’. The information service of the Regional Park set up a birdwatching area with binoculars, monoculars, and a telescope so visitors could take a closer look at the aquatic birds like the flamingo.
Cave paintings
IN the last five years the number of cave paintings that have been discovered in the Region of Murcia has doubled. The total is now 150 documented cave paintings, many of which are still in the study phase. The cave paintings range from the Palaeolithic period and from around 15,000 years ago to the historical period (16th and 17th centuries). They have been discovered in Cueva de la Higuera in Cartagena, Jumilla, Mula, Ricote, Abarán, Calasparra, Lorca, Caravaca de la Cruz, Totana, Cehegín, Yecla, and Moratalla.
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THE Central Government has activated its heat plan bringing it forward by two weeks due to the high temperatures experienced so far this year. The main points of this year’s plan are the updated health risk thresholds and the inclusion of outdoor workers as a risk group.
The updated risk threshold for the region of Murcia is 38.8 degrees four degrees higher than last year. This is the temperature that marks the barrier above which the risk to health and the associated mortality rates rise. As part of the heat plan, the government also announced that companies will be obliged to adapt the working conditions of their employees and their schedule so they are not working outdoors during the hottest time of day. They went on to say there will be work inspections to make sure the employers are complying with these rules. AEMET has agreed to continually
THE Pilarmonics Barbershop Chorus, who are members of the Spanish Association of Barbershop Singers (SABS), invite you to sing with them.
They meet every Wednesday evening at Dolores, Centro Civico from 6.45pm until 9pm.
