Bull farms are also suffering from the plague of fires: the fire burns 80% of the Jandilla farm in Extremadura.

The fighting bull lives in vast expanses of land that form the dehesa (pasture). Environmental care and the extensive livestock farming system implemented favor the clearing of mountains and meadows thanks to the relaxed presence of cattle on their acres. However, among the more than 115,000 hectares that have burned in the wave of fires affecting the peninsula are fighting bull ranches.

This is what happened at the "Los Quintos" farm belonging to Borja Domecq, a Jandilla rancher, located in Llerena (Badajoz). The fire devoured nearly 80% of its land (1,400 hectares). "There's no point in complaining now; on these occasions, I remember my father, who would surely say that we have to start working with enthusiasm to try to reverse all the evils," the rancher says with resignation.

A critical situation that they had to manage with farm workers and volunteers from neighboring farms and towns: " No one helped us, no personnel of any kind arrived there. It was all based on good people who were very supportive. Nature is wise, the cows fled to the areas furthest from the fire, we opened makeshift gates by breaking down the fences so they could escape. We counted some casualties but at this moment we cannot define the number," he explains with gratitude to the people who risked their lives to save the cattle, so that the fire would not spread further.

Bravo farms are a model of cleanliness, although regulations limit the ability to clear stubble and undergrowth, which in these instances encourages blazes. In addition to livestock losses, the farm may be damaged by the loss of trees and, of course, the pastures reserved for animals to graze during these times.