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near the middle cable-car station, at the top cable car station, and near the Great Siege Tunnels. As of 2012 there were from 200 to 250 macaques, all of them living in the nature reserve. It is forbidden to feed the monkeys, but these rules have not always been followed. As a result, some of them
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Gibraltar has a typical Mediterranean climate, moderated by the sea that almost surrounds the peninsula. Summers are warm and dry, while winters are cool and wet. Temperatures range from 13.4 to 24.2 °C (56.1 to 75.6 °F). Annual rainfall is about 768 millimetres (30.2 in). The
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clouds provide condensation that keeps the vegetation green even in the dry season. These clouds form when moisture-laden easterly winds are forced upward by the cliffs of Gibraltar, and often form a cap over the Rock.
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had decommissioned from military use. Its purpose is to preserve the wildlife and natural and historical sites, while providing access to the public. The flora and fauna of the nature reserve are protected by the
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The nature reserve was last extended in 2013 when it was renamed the Gibraltar Nature Reserve to reflect its wider scope outside the Upper Rock. The protected area now covers the
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have become aggressive and dependent on food from humans. In 2008 the government ordered a group of macaques to be culled that had taken to scavenging in the town centre.
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on the North Front. It is possible that some of the last Neanderthals may have made the caves of Gibraltar their home before they died out 30,000 years ago.
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between 1779 and 1783. Trees today mostly produce berries that are eaten by birds, who presumably dropped their seeds on the rock. The most common is the
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in 45 AD, and many sources have mentioned it since. It has become an important tourist attraction. Concerts are held in its main chamber.
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that covers over 40% of the territory's land area. It was established as the Upper Rock Nature Reserve in 1993 under the
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are conspicuous, as are dragonflies crossing the strait. 33 species of butterfly have been observed, including the
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manages conservation of the historical sites and their development as tourist attractions. These include the
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peninsula that rises to a height of 426 metres (1,398 ft) above sea level. The Rock is part of the
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centipede is also notable. Both the spider and the centipede have venomous but not fatal bites.
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In the past, the Upper Rock was tree-covered. Most of the trees were felled for fuel during the
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is a very rare species found only on Gibraltar that was thought for a while to be extinct.
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Originally named the Upper Rock Nature Reserve, it was limited to the upper part of the
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skull was one of the first to be found. Neanderthal skulls have also been found at the
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The Attack of the Killer Rhododendrons: My Obsessive Quest to Seek Out Alien Species
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that cross the Strait annually, and because it supports breeding populations of
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because it is a migratory bottleneck, or choke point, for an estimated 250,000
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during the passage periods. The vegetation on the Rock, unique in southern
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The Upper Rock area of the nature reserve can be reached by road or by the
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There are five species of lizard in the nature reserve, six snakes and an
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The reserve was established in 1993 to protect the area of land that the
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are also found in parts of the maquis. Understory plants include the
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Gibraltar has more than six hundred species of flowering plants. The
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The nature reserve is coloured in the light shaded area, facing the
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breeds on the Rock of Gibraltar and nowhere else on mainland Europe
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Map of the former Upper Rock Nature Reserve (north is to the left).
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There are many insects in the reserve. In the late summer,
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The nature reserve contains many of Gibraltar's important
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Levant cloud forming against the eastern cliffs of the
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Issues in Environmental Geology: A British Perspective
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Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society
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Index

Upper Rock Nature Reserve
IUCN category

Rock of Gibraltar
Spain

Alboran Sea
Rock of Gibraltar
Great Gibraltar Sand Dune
Windmill Hill
Europa Foreshore
British Overseas Territory
Gibraltar
United Kingdom
Gibraltar
36°08′43″N 05°20′35″W / 36.14528°N 5.34306°W / 36.14528; -5.34306
Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society
Government of Gibraltar
https://naturereserve.gi
protected
nature reserve
British Overseas Territory
Gibraltar
International Union for Conservation of Nature
strict nature reserve
population of Barbary macaques
migrating birds

Rock of Gibraltar
limestone

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