Millions are watching wildlife webcams to see 'nature as it really is'

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · May 25, 2026 · 724 words · By Lucia Blasco

Wildlife Conservation in Spain Citizen Science Digital Nature Consumption

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Live broadcasts from national parks and protected areas are booming in Spain.

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What happened

Live broadcasts from national parks and protected areas are booming in Spain.

Why it matters

Once a tool for science and outreach, they are now a new digital pastime.

Common ground

Watching an Iberian lynx crossing the Sierra Morena, following the life of a bird’s nest or gazing for hours at a natural landscape have become popular hobbies in Spain - all without leaving home.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Among its most-followed streams are those dedicated to the Iberian lynx in the Sierra Morena”

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Claim 2: “Platforms such as Directo Natura have broadened the focus to other animals and landscapes”

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The web search results provide general dictionary definitions of the word 'platform' and do not mention 'Directo Natura' or its content.

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web search NEUTRAL — Platform是英语常用名词，源自法语“plateforme”，原指建筑平面图，现核心含义为具有平面结构的承载体，发音为英 [ˈplætfɔːm]/美 [ˈplætfɔːrm]，复数形式为platforms。该词既指物理实体如车站月台、钻井平台等支撑结构，也涵盖抽象概念如表达渠道、政党纲领。
https://baike.baidu.com/item/Platform/19655990

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web search NEUTRAL — Digital services include everything from providing a platform for selling goods and services online to targeting advertising based on user data, and the tax applies to gross revenue from such services…
https://www.iciba.com/word?w=platform

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web search NEUTRAL — platform noun (COMPUTING) [ C ] the type of computer system or smartphone you are using, in relation to the type of software (= computer programs) you can use on it 平台（指使用的计算机系统和软件）
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/zhs/词典/英语-汉语-简体/platform

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Claim 3: “Ceneam (the National Centre for Environmental Education), part of the Autonomous Agency for National Parks, noted at the time that it was enough to connect to the cameras installed by conservation groups, universities, public institutions and research centres”

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Wikipedia confirms the existence of the National Parks Autonomous Agency (OAPN) in Spain, but there is no mention of Ceneam or its relationship to the agency in the provided evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Parks Autonomous Agency (OAPN) is an autonomous agency of the Spanish central government that manages the National Parks Network and the Spanish Biosphere Reserves Network, as well as mou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Parks_Autonomous_Agen…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 40°49′55.12″N 4°1′28.65″W The Valsain Mountains (Spanish: Montes de Valsaín) are located in the Valsain Valley, on the northern slope of the Sierra de Guadarrama and in the municipality of Real Sitio …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valsain_Mountains

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web search NEUTRAL — Claude is an AI chatbot similar to ChatGPT, capable of writing, coding, conducting research, and having conversations.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_(language_model)

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Claim 4: “In Spain, one of the most established projects is SEO/BirdLife, mainly focused on birds. The organisation has been using live cameras since 2006”

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Wikipedia confirms that SEO/BirdLife is Spain's main bird conservation charity, but the evidence does not mention the use of live cameras since 2006.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the bird species recorded in Spain. The area covered by this list is mainland Spain, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, and three small Spanish enclaves on the North African s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_birds_of_Spain

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Spanish Ornithological Society (in Spanish: Sociedad Española de Ornitología; SEO/BirdLife) is Spain's main bird conservation charity. It was founded in 1954 and has about 8,000 members and 50 sta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Ornithological_Society

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of the BirdLife International national partner organisations for each country:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_BirdLife_International…

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Claim 5: “SEO/BirdLife points out that more than a hundred volunteers have followed some cameras every day as part of the “Dando alas a la Biodiversidad” project”

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Claim 6: “Its broadcasts are free and some remain active 24 hours a day.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of Wikipedia entries for South Korean celebrities and a TV series, which are completely irrelevant to SEO/BirdLife's broadcasts.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Seo Ji-hye (Korean: 서지혜; born August 24, 1984) is a South Korean actress. After first attracting attention in the horror film Voice (2005), Seo has since starred in numerous television dramas, notably…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seo_Ji-hye

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jeong Hyeon-cheol (Korean: 정현철; born February 21, 1972), better known as Seo Taiji or Seo Tae-ji (서태지), is a South Korean singer, musician, songwriter and record producer. After dropping out of high s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seo_Taiji

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — When Life Gives You Tangerines (Korean: 폭싹 속았수다; RR: Pokssak sogatsuda; Jeju for 'Thank You for Your Hard Work') is a 2025 South Korean romance slice-of-life television series written by Lim Sang-choo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Life_Gives_You_Tangerines

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Claim 7: “These cameras make it possible to observe a wide range of species and landscapes: from peregrine falcons, swifts, storks or booted eagles to wetlands such as Las Tablas de Daimiel or sites such as the Sierra de Guadarrama, Cabañeros, Doñana or the Atlantic Islands of Galicia.”

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The evidence provided consists of general definitions of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and a general list of birds in Spain; it does not confirm the specific locations or species monitored by SEO/BirdLife cameras.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 17, 2025 · 一、什么是 SEO？ SEO 是什么？ SEO，全称是 Search Engine Optimization，也就是“搜索引擎优化”。我的理解很简单：它就是通过一系列的方式，让我的网站在百度、谷歌这样的搜索引擎里，尽量排得靠前一些。
https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/1973818087292806912

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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 21, 2025 · 什么是SEO？ SEO，顾名思义，就是通过一系列的优化策略，让网站在搜索引擎的结果页面（SERP）中获得更高的排名。搜索引擎通过其算法评估网站的相关性与质量，进而决定网站在搜索结果中的排名。
https://cloud.tencent.com/developer/article/2557790

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Claim 8: “During the COVID pandemic, the Ministry for Ecological Transition highlighted the role of these cameras as a way of following “nature live and in real time without leaving home”.”

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While Wikipedia confirms the existence of the Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition (MITECO), the provided evidence does not contain any information regarding the promotion of nature webcams during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ministry of the Ecological Transition may refer to: Ministry of the Ecological Transition (France) Ministry of the Ecological Transition (Italy) Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demogra…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Ecological_Transit…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) is the department of the Government of Spain responsible for designing and implementing the government policy on fight…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Environment_(Spain…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The secretary of state for environment is a senior minister of the Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge responsible for assisting the minister in the design and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Environ…

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