Both Act 15/2012, of December 27, on tax measures for energy durability and rights 24/2013, of 26 December, of the electric sector They considered the environmental conditions (such as the example of the electrocation of the owls) of the electricity sector, both in the generation and in the distribution.
Both argue for the search for the environmental compatibility of the electricity sector and acknowledge the need to comply with all environmental regulations to be applied, including Royal Decree 1432/2008, of August 29, for which Measures are determined for the protection of the Avifauna and especially that of the Royal Owl against collision and electrocution in electric lines with high voltage.
This rule Determines the legal framework to minimize the impact of electric distribution and transport on birds. It is a basic regulations and that is the competence of the general government administration, such as detailed in the eleventh additional determination of Royal Decree 1955/2000, of 1 December, which regulates the activities of transport, distribution, marketing, supply and authorization procedures for electrical energy facilities.
Electrical Laying threatens the life of the real owl
A New death in Castellón from a Royal Owl (Bubo Bubo) contributes to the hundreds in the Valencià country. But on this occasion, death that took place on April 6, 2025 not only wants one more statistical data, but an alarm point to a non -durable situation, which translates into a fatal blow into the ecological balance and a major decline for biodiversity. Only since 2020 have died 738 Owl Really for various causes.
The ecological organization of VILA-Real is based on The death of the Royal OWL (Bubo Bubo) in the Valencià country for anthropic causes that reach alarming figures. Between the 2000s and 2023, a total of 1,743 copies died due to electrocution in electric lines, to which 33 cases are added per collision with network cables, according to data collected by the environmental group. These figures make electrical infrastructure in the most important direct threat to these protected species in the region.
Together, lBecause interactions with electric lines (electrocution + collision) have caused 1,776 deaths of real owls in the analyzed period. Valencia leads with 696 cases per provinces, followed by Alicante 232 and Castellón 164.
Other causes of mortality registered by the NGO include:
- Road abuse227 Copies.
- Drown in rafts or other water infrastructure, 105.
- Illegal shots138.
- Poisoning2.
- Impact with wind turbines2 copies.
This information They show that, although there are several threats, more than 75% of the deaths registered in real owl are exclusively due to the electricity grid.
The environmentalization is exposed that, despite the existence of regulatory instruments such as Royal Decree 1432/2008, The correction of dangerous support progress with an insufficient rate, with little institutional control and without technical priorities based on the detected black points.
Technical measures proposed by the NGO
- Identification and priority correction of the most deadly supports And where the greatest death is concentrated, as well as in areas near critical habitats and ecological corridors and especially in breeding areas and visited by Pergicious Eagle (Aquila Fasciata).
- Progressive replacement of mortal support: Give priority to those identified in elevation and rapace -like breeding areas, especially in protected natural spaces and areas with a high density of birds of prey.
- Setup of an autonomous monitoring planBased on standardized methodology and georeferencing of dead fauna findings to have an updated risk card and to give interventions priority.
- Acting urgently in the change of lines in the priority areas From reproduction, food, dispersion and local concentration of birds cataloged according to the resolution of 6 July 2021.
- Effective application of RD 2090/2008 on environmental responsibility and RD 1432/2008 (now in assessed), which forces electricity companies to assume technical solutions that avoid Avifauna electrocution.
- Integration of biodiversity criteria in electrical planningGuaranteeing that future infrastructure is harmless to Avifauna.
- Greater involvement of public administrationsBoth in surveillance and in accordance with the environmental regulations.
- Institutional cooperation and effective sanction in the event of non -compliance By the distributors.
- Consciousness campaigns Focused on electric companies, administrations and citizenship on the actual impact of these deaths.
From the NGO that will be if The number of electrocations registered in 23 years must be more than enough to activate a powerful response from public administrations and companies in the electricity sector. These data from the administration itself are not abstract: they represent an uninterrupted loss for populations of an important species in our ecosystems.
He owl Really, as a top predator, an essential ecological function in the control of micromamiFezen and other speciesAnd the enormous and repetitive loss in certain areas can generate Cascade effects on the natural systems of Valencian.
The Need for the Generalitat Valenciana to draw up a specific dangerous line correction plan, mainly for the protection of the Royal OwlIn collaboration with the agents involved, and the effective application of state regulations, which has been clearly insufficient so far.
Technical knowledge exists and solutions have been proven. Is Inadmissible that we continue to lose from real owl year after year because of perfectly avoidable causes.
We know what to do. Only political will and business and social dedication are missing to make it happen.