In 2013 the Cabildo of Lanzarote and Sociedad de Cazadores planted 6,000 kilograms of cereal crops across 75 fincas in Lanzarote.
The aim of the campaign to plant wheat, barley and other cereals in different areas of Lanzarote was to create an environment and food source for species of game, thus avoiding damage to other cultivated crops.
Councillor Juan Antonio de la Hoz from the Área de Caza explained that the project had taken place over several years in collaboration with the Society of Hunters in Lanzarote “to ensure food for wildlife, especially intended for the game species, in specified zones to prevent game species such as rabbits and partridges, from damaging other zones and protected crops of the island”.
A total of 75 plots were sown with 6,080 kilograms of seeds during the 2013 campaign which were distributed along the coast of Tías & Playa Quemada, Las Casitas in Femés, Montaña Cinta, La Degollada, the area of Tanque in Uga, Teguise, Tahíche, Guatiza, Las Nieves, Montaña Timbayba, El Cuchillo, Montaña de Tenesera, Las Malvas, Tinache and between Montaña Blanca & Los Dolores.
Many visitors to Lanzarote are surprised to hear that Lanzarote has a hunting season, it can be difficult to believe that the barren, volcanic landscape witnessed during the hot summer months is home to rabbits and partridges. Lanzaroteños are known as Los Conejeros, which translates to the rabbiters. Our hunting season normally starts in August and continues until November. There was an exception recently, the hunting season was cancelled in 2012 to give the wildlife a chance to recover after drought conditions during the previous winter. Walkers can expect to find groups of hunters with shotguns or ferrets and dogs out and about in the countryside during these months on specified days, typically Thursdays & Sundays, we’ll confirm the hunting calendar later in the year for 2014.