▁Rodríguez . ▁Some ▁ 5 0 0 ▁people ▁res ide ▁within ▁the ▁park . ▁The ▁monaster y ▁of ▁Saint ▁John ▁of ▁Ca ave iro ▁also ▁lies ▁within ▁the ▁park . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁was ▁declared ▁a ▁natural ▁park ▁( a ▁level ▁of ▁protection ▁lower ▁than ▁national ▁park ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁six ▁natural ▁par ks ▁in ▁Gal icia . ▁The ▁European ▁Union ▁has ▁recogn ised ▁the ▁park ▁as ▁a ▁Site ▁of ▁Community ▁Import ance . ▁There ▁are ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁species ▁of ▁f ern s . ▁ ▁In verte br ate ▁species ▁include ▁the ▁Ker ry ▁sl ug ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁an ▁important ▁site ▁for ▁am ph ib ians . ▁ ▁Environment al ▁Dis aster ▁On ▁March ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁a ▁fire ▁destroyed ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁park . ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁dis aster ▁was ▁estimated ▁within ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁hect ares ▁burn ed . ▁The ▁work ▁of ▁ex ting u ishing ▁the ▁fire ▁took ▁ 3 ▁days . ▁On ▁T ues day ▁April , ▁ 3 rd , ▁the ▁fire ▁was ▁controlled . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁Web - site ▁for ▁the ▁Fer rol terra ▁region ▁of ▁E ume ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : N atural ▁par ks ▁of ▁Spain ▁Category : Pro v ince ▁of ▁A ▁Cor u ña ▁Category : Pro te cted ▁areas ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Category : For ests ▁of ▁Spain ▁Category : Pro