▁G ip uz ko a ; ▁in ▁Navar re ▁about ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁head ▁remained , ▁of ▁which ▁about ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁valley ▁of ▁A ez ko a . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁the ▁ ▁of ▁Navar re ▁began ▁a ▁programme ▁of ▁recovery ▁of ▁the ▁Pir ena ica ▁bre ed . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁regional ▁bre ed ers ' ▁associations ▁were ▁set ▁up ; ▁a ▁national ▁feder ation ▁of ▁these ▁bre ed ers ' ▁associations , ▁the ▁, ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁total ▁population ▁was ▁recorded ▁as ▁ 4 0 , 0 2 6 , ▁of ▁which ▁ 3 4 , 8 0 6 ▁were ▁female ▁and ▁ 5 , 2 2 0 ▁were ▁male . ▁Of ▁these , ▁about ▁ 5 0 % ▁were ▁in ▁Navar re ▁and ▁ 2 5 % ▁in ▁the ▁Bas que ▁Country ; ▁there ▁were ▁substantial ▁populations ▁in ▁Arag ón , ▁Cant ab ria ▁and ▁Cast illa ▁León , ▁and ▁smaller ▁numbers ▁in ▁Catal onia , ▁the ▁Com unit at ▁Val enci ana , ▁Ext rem ad ura , ▁La ▁Rio ja , ▁Madrid ▁and ▁the ▁Princi p ado ▁de ▁Ast ur ias . ▁ ▁The ▁Pir ena ica ▁is ▁class ified ▁among ▁the ▁" aut och th on ous ▁bre eds ▁in ▁development " ▁by ▁the ▁Minister io ▁de ▁Agricult ura , ▁Al iment ación ▁y ▁Med io ▁Amb