Mallorca schools add sustainable hunting lessons
Mallorca pupils will be offered lessons on sustainable hunting management from the 2026/2027 school year under the island’s environmental education programme. The Consell de Mallorca presented the scheme on Thursday for primary and secondary schools, sixth-form students and vocational courses. Its new activity will run at the Mallorca Hunting Centre at Sa Mola Vella in Son Macià.
More than 5,300 pupils joined the Consell’s environmental activities last year. The new programme is designed to bring pupils closer to Mallorca’s biodiversity, natural spaces and natural heritage through observation, experimentation and direct contact with the land.
Hunting centre joins the programme
The new activity, called “Discover a world of biodiversity, heritage and hunting management”, uses a guided route to examine the sustainable management of hunting. Pupils will also learn about heritage linked to hunting and rural life, and its part in shaping and preserving Mallorca’s landscape.
Pedro Bestard, the island councillor for Environment, Rural Affairs and Sport, said the recently opened hunting centre in Manacor will cover the estate’s biodiversity, traditional dry-stone techniques and scientific systems for monitoring animals. It will also address responsible land management to support the balance and conservation of ecosystems.
Plastic at sea remains in focus
The programme is also giving its “The sea is not a bin” activity a full overhaul. It will focus on the impact of plastic waste on the marine environment and on habits intended to prevent it.
Other activities include visits to sa Dragonera Natural Park, Raixa and the Serra, sailing with the Balear, a day with dry-stone wall builders, and sessions on Mallorca’s boatbuilders and traditional boats. The programme also includes activities on sustainable environmental and hunting management, plus species conservation and sustainable use in hunting areas.
Topics: Education · Nature & wildlife · Environment · Manacor
Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com