A SUPER predator weighing 100 kilos and almost two metres in length has been caught in the Guadalquivir River, near the Alcala del Rio Dam, in the province of Sevilla. The capture
AN ENERGY broker has revealed that Spain is one of the most expensive countries in Europe to charge and run an electric car. Using data from Eurostat, Switcher.ie has published results that
THE OLD drinking water network in the popular La Zenia neighbourhood of Orihuela Costa is to be renovated. Orihuela City Council received a grant from the area’s Provincial Council to improve the
THE Spanish government has given the green light to a highly controversial development project for Valencia port. Plans to extend the northern part of the installations were approved yesterday (Monday April 12)
COSTA BLANCA SOUTH has seen thousands of jellyfish washed up on its shores this weekend. Most were the harmless Velella (or Sea Raft) but hundreds were found to be the extremely dangerous
THE Parliamentary Association for the defence of animal rights (APPDA) has called on the Government to pass a state law banning circuses with animals throughout Spain. The Compromis (a coalition of Valencian
SPAIN’S new climate bill should become law next month once it is ratified by the country’s Senate. Congress in Madrid yesterday(April 8) backed the measure would see the country become carbon neutral
ENERGY company Endesa is being prosecuted in Barcelona over hundreds of birds dying after making contact with the firm’s high voltage power lines and pylons. The legal action has been led by
TWO endangered camels, of the double-humped Bactrian species, have been born at Oasis Wildlife Fuerteventura in Las Palmas. The largest theme park in the Canary Islands has seen the birth of two
FOR the first time in over 100 years, a wolf has been spotted in the Vall de Boí (Lleida). A hidden camera set up by Rural Agents in Llida has captured, for
MORE than 7,500 birds have flocked to the Laguna de Fuente de Piedra to prepare for the mating season. According to the Junta, the wetland, located in the municipality of Fuente de
ONE of the largest and most significant geological areas in the Valencia region is set to be officially classified as a ‘Natural Monument’. La Falla del Moraig(Moraig Fault) will get added protection
SPAIN’s principal airline did not pay a single cent for 83% of its CO2 emissions within the EU in 2019, according to data released on Monday. The study, conducted by environmental organisations
A PROTECTED nature park in Peñiscola (Castellon) has turned into a rubbish dump. Residents and the local council are complaining that the Serra d’Irta is now full of plastic bottles, cans, glass,
THE Andalucian Environmental Agency (AMA) is investigating the discovery in Huelva of an unusual and potentially dangerous exotic reptile–snapping turtle. These turtles (Chelydra serpentina), an exotic species originating from America, are large
ORIHUELA City Council is supporting the Hour of the Planet again this weekend, and raising awareness of global warming. Between 8:30pm and 9:30pm on Saturday, March 27, the lighting on the façades
EXPATS and locals have joined forces to fight plans to prevent an idyllic green valley from being blighted by electricity pylons. Up to 100 people took to the streets of Benahavis to
SAFEGUARDING economic sustainability and water supplies in the Valencian region is to cost 1.2 BILLION euros, with the help of the EU. A new Valencian Irrigation Strategy was revealed yesterday, March 22,
VALENCIAN airline Air Nostrum is in line to receive €42 million of European Union COVID recovery funds to convert its fleet to electric. With car companies gradually making the switch from petrol
A STORM tank has been installed in Bigastro that can collect 200,000 litres of rainwater and provide the town free water for irrigation or washing. The raft system only cost 120,000 euros,
VOLKSWAGEN Group’s SEAT subsidiary plans to team up with power company Iberdrola to build Spain’s first battery factory for electric vehicles. Reyes Maroto, Spain’s Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, revealed the
SPAIN’S National Police have added 300 environmentally-friendly ‘Z cars’ to its fleet of vehicles. The plug-in hybrids will be rolled out along with the installation of another 200 charging points at police
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