Spain contains several geographically diverse regions with various climates and terrain within its borders which implies there is a tremendous variety of animals indigenous to Spain. Visitors to Spain can enjoy fantastic bird watching and seeing exceptional types of animal wildlife.

As an illustration, the two types of wildlife found in Spain are the Wild Mountain Bear and the Egyptian mongoose, that is difficult to find. For the reason of protecting and preserving its wildlife, Spain has large areas of land kept specially for nature reserves.

Though the numbers of the Brown Bear have reduced greatly in the last hundred years, it has been a significant traditional part of the wildlife found in Spain. As the 20th century began, there were more than one thousand Brown Bears living in the Spanish wild.

Now, despite improvements in wildlife conservation programs in Spain, numbers of brown bears in Spain have dwindled to only 100. The best place to try and spot a brown bear among the wildlife of Spain is in the Cordillera Cantabrica National Park in Spain where the Brown Bear is just one of numerous species of wildlife that can be found.

An example of Spanish wildlife that originated in the country and not found elsewhere but Spain is the Iberian Lynx. This animal is among the many wildlife species of Spain that are currently facing extinction. Because of the reducing population of the Iberian Lynx, authorities in Spain have titled it as a wildlife animal that deserves protection.

The animal experts in Spain who specialize in looking at the populations of various kinds of wildlife in the country state that the estimated population of the Iberian Lynx is currently around 400.

The best place to see this type of wildlife in Spain is at the popular Danona National Park in Andalusia in the South of Spain.

The Long Haired Mountain Goat is worthwhile trying to see for wildlife enthusiasts visiting Spain. Wildlife experts place estimates of current numbers of this goat in Spain at around 20,000. Therefore it will not be as challenging to spot this animal in Spain as numerous other more rare types of wildlife.

The male mountain goats are extremely agile when it comes to climbing steep mountains and their horns are incredibly long. For these reasons, visitors of Spain are very enthusiastic about seeing the goats. The laws of Spain limit the amount of hunting that people can perform on the Long Haired Mountain Goat so as to make sure that the numbers of the goats in the local ecosystem do not decrease.

There is a great variety of exotic Animals in Spain. To learn where you can spot them see our guide to National parks in Spain.