Wolf Project, shared nature – by ILUNION Hotels
Wolf Project, shared nature is ILUNION Hotels environmental conservation initiative, created to protect one of the most emblematic — and most misunderstood — species of Iberian wildlife.
Together with the Iberian Wild Track association, the company is driving a three-year collaboration focused on the Sierra de la Culebra, in Zamora, to generate scientific knowledge about the Iberian wolf and build a real model of coexistence with extensive livestock farming.
Caring for people means caring for the environment they live in. This project broadens our understanding of inclusion: protecting species, supporting rural communities and preserving the balance of the land we share.
The challenge: coexisting without excluding
The Iberian wolf and extensive livestock farming have shared the same land for centuries. Today, however, that coexistence needs new tools.
The project works across five monitoring areas in the Sierra de la Culebra — La Ermita, Villanueva de Valrojo, La Matona, the Villardeciervos-Boya sector and Codesal — and studies five livestock farms in the area: two with recurring damage attributed to the wolf, and three with almost no incidents, which serve as a comparative benchmark.
This comparison makes it possible to identify which factors — herd management, preventive measures, the characteristics of the surroundings — really influence attacks, and to design solutions tailored to each farm rather than generic ones. It is a three-year project with one clear end goal: a model of coexistence that can be replicated in other areas.
Voices from the project
“Just as we do with people at ILUNION Hotels, the tourism sector can also help, contribute and protect the environment and biodiversity. With this project we are opening a door towards that commitment within the sector.”
José Ángel Preciados, CEO of ILUNION Hotels.
“The future of the wolf depends on land that is alive, managed and supported. Only through knowledge, collaboration with livestock farmers and rural communities, and the prevention of major wildfires will we be able to guarantee the conservation of a species that is essential to the balance of our ecosystems”
Antonio Herrero, founder of Iberian Wild Track.
Protecting the land also means protecting people
Protecting biodiversity requires understanding the land as a whole: its ecosystems, its species and the people who live and work there.
This project connects directly with the way ILUNION Hotels understands sustainability: as a responsibility that goes beyond hotel operations. The company holds BREEAM certification across all its properties and continues to make progress in energy efficiency, responsible water management, the circular economy and decarbonisation, within a model that brings together sustainability, inclusion, accessibility and excellence.
This balance is built step by step, with data and with the people who experience the land every day. The wolf is as much a part of the Sierra de la Culebra as those who live and work there.
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