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Doñana wetlands regain their splendour in southern Spain: Satellite images taken a year apart show dramatic tree and plant growth thanks to rainfall

THE Doñana wetlands in southern Spain have regained their splendour after heavy rainfall as satellite images show dramatic change. The photos, released by the EU

27 Apr, 2024 @ 10:00

Andalucia·Lead·Other News

Must visit: Five stunning National Parks in Spain that come alive in the spring

SPAIN is coming alive this Spring and here’s the five stunning National Parks you should visit to see it in full bloom. Across the country,

21 Apr, 2024 @ 14:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Spain’s Doñana National Park marks 54th anniversary amid challenges of drought and proposed irrigation measures

ESTABLISHED on August 14, 1969, by a government decree, Doñana National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, marks its 54th anniversary amidst the concerning decline

16 Aug, 2023 @ 09:15

Andalucia·Environment·Huelva

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Doñana’s biggest lagoon in Spain’s Huelva dries up for second year in a row marking unprecedented occurrence

THE largest permanent lagoon within the Doñana ecosystem, Santa Olalla, has now dried up entirely for the second year running. This alarming phenomenon has not

13 Aug, 2023 @ 12:00

Environment·Malaga

European Commission Threatens Spain Over Water Extraction Plans For Andalucia's Doñana National Park

Doñana’s biggest lagoon in Spain’s Huelva faces second consecutive year of drying up

THE largest lagoon in Spain’s Huelva region, situated within the Doñana Natural Park, faces the ominous prospect of drying up for the second consecutive year.

26 Jul, 2023 @ 10:15

Andalucia·Environment·Huelva·Lead

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Experts slam Doñana’s new plan to grant watering rights to farmers

TECHNICIANS have condemned the new plan to grant watering rights to farmers around Doñana’s National Park. A report published by Guadalquivir Hydrographic Confederation’s (GHC) regulatory

13 Jun, 2023 @ 09:30

Andalucia·Environment·Lead

Huelva leads as Spanish province with most protected natural areas

HUELVA boasts to being the province in Spain with the largest area of protected natural areas, an immense 319,110 hectares—six times more than 42 years

10 Jun, 2023 @ 10:30

Environment·Huelva

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Snap elections prompt German lawmakers to cancel trip to Spain’s Doñana National Park

THE SNAP general election that has been called for July 23 continues to have unexpected consequences. On Monday, a group of German lawmakers opted to

5 Jun, 2023 @ 19:00

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Politics

Reservoirs continue drying up despite heavy weekend storms bringing torrential rain across Spain

Record temperatures, ongoing drought and Doñana’s wetlands: Why water is the word on everyone’s lips this week

WITH 27% of Spain currently either in a drought ‘emergency’ or ‘alert’, record temperatures being registered for the month of April, and an ongoing row

29 Apr, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·National News·Weather

Brussels issues new warning over plans for Spain’s Doñana National Park

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION has once again warned the Andalusian regional government that its plans to grant new watering rights to farmers in the area around

26 Apr, 2023 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Politics

New plan to grant watering rights to farmers near Spain’s Doñana National Park sparks outrage

A FRESH row has broken out over the future of the Doñana National Park in Andalucia, after the regional parliament approved legislation on Wednesday that

13 Apr, 2023 @ 15:45

Environment·Lead·Politics

Forty-three Iberian lynx cubs born in Spanish reintroduction program throughout 2022

A TOTAL of 43 new Iberian lynx cubs have been born throughout 2022 in different breeding centres managed by National Parks across Spain. The 2022

27 Mar, 2023 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Nature

Adult Iberian lynx run over and killed in Spain’s Doñana

AN endangered Iberian lynx has been killed in a car accident near Doñana National Park in southern Spain. The tragic incident took place this Monday,

1 Mar, 2023 @ 10:15

Environment·Lead·Sevilla

Seven Iberian lynx breeding pairs selected for upcoming mating season in Spain’s Doñana

THE Iberian Lynx Ex situ Conservation Programme has established seven breeding pairs for the 2023 mating season at the El Acebuche centre, located in Almonte,

3 Jan, 2023 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead

Hedgehogs saved from summer wildfires in Spain’s Doñana Natural Park are released

SEVERAL hedgehogs affected by the forest fires this summer in the Doñana Natural Park have been able to return to the wild. Following a spell

25 Dec, 2022 @ 13:30

Environment·Lead·Other News

Oldest known Iberian lynx in Spain has died

THE female Iberian lynx Aura has died at the age of 20, making her the longest-lived Iberian lynx specimen on record to date. According to

10 Nov, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead

‘Firefighting’ donkeys start fire prevention campaign in Spain’s Doñana

A TEAM of 18 ‘Firefighting’ donkeys have started the forest fire prevention campaign ‘Summer of 2023’. The 18 burros have been released in difficult to

18 Oct, 2022 @ 09:15

Environment·Huelva·Lead

CRITICAL NUMBERS: Spain’s Doñana registers lowest number of wetland birds in 40 years

DOÑANA is the most prestigious wetland natural area in Spain and provides refuge for hundreds and thousands of waterbirds throughout the year—however, numbers are dropping

6 Jul, 2022 @ 11:15

Environment·Lead

Fatal hit-and-run of two lynx, mother and cub, in Spain’s Doñana causes wildlife ecologists to lash out at Junta

TWO Iberian lynx have been run over this Saturday, June 11, at a black spot area in the Doñana Nature Reserve in Andalucia. The incident

13 Jun, 2022 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead

No Strawberry Fields Forever: Supermarkets urge Spain to stop plans for more farms in protected wetlands

By Katharina Beiersdoerfer

23 Mar, 2022 @ 09:30

Environment·Lead

Police reveal extent of water theft problem with 133 arrests and more than 1,500 illegal wells detected in drought-ridden Spain

A POLICE operation to clampdown on illegal water theft saw the arrest of 133 people and the discovery of more than 1,500 illegal wells. The

3 Feb, 2022 @ 12:45

Environment·Lead

Iberian lynx killed in road accident in Spain’s Sevilla prompting calls for more protection

AN Iberian lynx has been killed in a fatal ‘hit-and-run’ near Doñana—prompting calls for more protection for the endangered species. The tragic incident took place

3 Nov, 2021 @ 09:00

Environment·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Recent wildfires in Spain’s Sevilla have destroyed 4 hectares of lynx habitat

FOUR hectares of lynx habitat have been destroyed by two forest fires which raged the Dehesa de Abajo Nature Reserve in Sevilla last weekend. The

29 Jul, 2021 @ 10:30

Environment·Other News·Sevilla

Iberian lynx found dead from gunshots wounds in Spain’s Doñana

AN Iberian lynx has been found shot dead in Doñana National Park in Huelva. Preliminary observations of the body found floating in the Guadiamar river

1 Mar, 2021 @ 10:30

Huelva·Lead

Nine more Iberian lynx cubs born in Spain’s Andalucia

All the cubs are now being weaned, training for release into the wild will begin in July.

23 Jun, 2020 @ 20:13

Cordoba·Huelva·Lead

Two lynxes killed on roads in Doñana Nature Reserve in Spain’s Andalucia

Seven lynxes have died on roads in Spain’s Doñana so far this year.

22 May, 2020 @ 09:38

Huelva·Lead