Fires in Galicia are caused by deforestation and brush clearing, the removal of indigenous fauna, and arsonists. The fires have been occurring since the mid-1990s.[1] Fires in Galicia represent 50% of the area burned each year in Spain and 40% of all fires.[1]
- ^ a b "Los incendios forestales en Galicia se repiten año tras año • Ecologistas en Acción". Ecologistas en Acción (in Spanish). 10 August 2006. Retrieved 17 May 2019.