Mouflon control operations – January 2026

Temporary restrictions on access to natural areas for safety reasons

The Island Council of Tenerife is extending the 2025 mouflon control campaign in several sectors of Teide National Park and the Corona Forestal Natural Park, in order to make up for the cancellation of control days scheduled for November.

The mouflon (Ovis orientalis Gmelin, 1774) is an invasive alien species introduced to the highlands of Tenerife in the 1970s for hunting purposes. It poses a serious threat to the Park’s native flora, which is why population control measures are authorised every year.

For safety reasons, access and presence are prohibited in the sectors where these control operations are carried out.

This information must be taken into account when planning activities in natural areas. Therefore, the affected sectors and their immediate surroundings should be avoided while these operations are taking place.

You can consult the Interactive Map (by activating the layer called “Mouflon Control 2025”) and clicking on the coloured areas to find information about the affected sectors, dates, and itineraries or trail sections that will be closed as a result of the mouflon control operations.

Calendar of mouflon control days and sectors (January 2026)

• 14 January: West Sector / Chacorche Sector
• 23 January: ico Viejo Sector / Siete Cañadas Sector
• 26 January: Pico Viejo Sector / Siete Cañadas Sector
• 27 January: Chacorche Sector
• 28 January: West Sector / Southeast Sector

Trails closed by sector and time schedule

West Sector (light orange on the map), from 07:00 to 16:00
PR TF 69.1 Chiguergue – Chasogo
PR TF 70 Guía – Tágara – Boca Tauce
PR TF 70.1 Tágara – El Jaral
PR TF 70.2 Llano del Negro – Las Fuentes
PR TF 70.3 Chavao
PR TF 70.5 Link PR TF 70 – PR TF 70.3
PR TF 70.6 Link PR TF 70.1 – PR TF 70.2
PR TF 86 Villa de Arico – Arico Summit
PR TF 86.2 Arico Nuevo – El Contador Recreational Area
SL TF 60 Santiago del Teide – Arguayo
SL TF 201 Chío – Arguayo
SL TF 203 Chío – Los Arenales
BC 3 Pinar de Chío
BC 4 Southern Pine Forests and Black Volcanoes

Chacorche Sector (pink on the map), from 07:00 to 16:00
PR TF 34.4 Camino a Candelaria (Aguamansa – La Crucita section)
PNT 17 Igueque
PNT 21 Corral del Niño – Yegua Blanca

Pico Viejo Sector (blue on the map), from 07:00 to 17:00
All trails closed except:
PNT 01 La Fortaleza (El Portillo – PNT 24 Portillo Alto section)
PNT 03 Roques de García (La Ruleta – PNT 23 Los Regatones Negros, counter-clockwise)
PNT 07 Montaña Blanca – Teide Peak
PNT 10 Telesforo Bravo
PNT 11 Mirador de la Fortaleza
PNT 12 Mirador de Pico Viejo
PNT 18 Chavao
PNT 24 Portillo Alto (initial section to PNT 01)
PNT 40 Llano de Ucanca – Boca Tauce
Roads and roadside viewpoints

Siete Cañadas Sector (violet on the map), from 07:00 to 14:00
All trails closed except:
PNT 19 Majúa
VM 09 General Arico Track
Roads and roadside viewpoints

Southeast Sector (lilac on the map), from 07:00 to 16:00
PR TF 86 El Contador Recreational Area – Parador Nacional
PR TF 86.1 Branch to the Forest House
PR TF 86.2 Branch to Fuente del Llano Campsite
BC 4 Southern Pine Forests and Black Volcanoes
VM 9 General Arico Track
VM 10 Palmero Track

Detailed cartography of the mouflon control sectors in Tenerife can be consulted on the Tenerife Island Council Open Data Portal:
https://datos.tenerife.es/datos/conjuntos-de-datos/control-de-muflon-de-tenerife

The official notice is currently pending publication in the Official Gazette of the Canary Islands (BOC).

From Tenerife ON, and in support of the conservation of the island’s native flora, we thank the public for their cooperation and encourage everyone to enjoy other natural areas of the island during the control operation dates.