Sado Estuary Nature Reserve
Reserva Natural do Estuário do Sado, Praça da República, Setubal 2900-587
Phone: +351 265 541 140 - Fax: +351 265 541 155
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Covering more than 23,000 hectares (57,000 acres), the Sado Estuary Nature Reserve was established to protect the estuary which was becoming badly polluted. More than 260 bird species are known to inhabit the estuary including white storks, herons and flamingos. The fish species include white bream, grey mullet, skate, sole and the Lusitanian toadfish. Bottle-nosed dolphins in their natural habitat can be seen; there is an important colony of them in the River Sado. Cockles, whelks, clams, prawns and crabs are among the crustaceans that can be found, as well as molluscs like cuttlefish, octopus and squid.
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