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EXPLAINER: Why have encounters with orcas in the Strait of Gibraltar collapsed by 80% in just two years?

ORCA encounters in the Strait of Gibraltar have dropped dramatically, falling by around 80% in just two years . As a result, sailboats operating in the

3 Apr, 2026 @ 15:25

Animals·EXPLAINER·Gibraltar·Lead·Nature

Tradition or Tragedy? Spain’s first bull-related death of 2026 raises fresh questions over the tradition’s safety

IT was the first night of this year’s Carnaval del Toro festival in Ciudad Rodrigo when a bull charged at Eustaquio Martin, piercing the upper

28 Mar, 2026 @ 12:00

Animals·La Cultura·Lead

WATCH: Skiers get a fright as mother bear and two cubs run across Spanish slope after awaking from winter hibernation

SKIERS in Catalunya captured a group of three bears running across the slopes, indicating an unusually early end to hibernation. Skiers were in for an

19 Mar, 2026 @ 10:25

Animals·Catalunya·Lead

Giant whale shark spotted in Strait of Gibraltar as warm-water tropical fish are increasingly making Spanish waters their home

A GIANT whale shark has been spotted in the Strait of Gibraltar as warm-water tropical fish are increasingly making Spanish waters their home. This animal

16 Mar, 2026 @ 14:15

Animals·Gibraltar·Lead

Campo de Gibraltar horse dealer who let animals become ‘living skeletons’ is finally jailed as four more are rescued from flooded field

FOUR more abandoned horses belonging to a dealer who was recently jailed have been discovered in Cadiz. The animals were found by the La Linea

12 Mar, 2026 @ 14:30

Animals·Cadiz·Lead

What’s behind Spain’s bizarre new craze of young people dressing up as animals – and does it spell the end of western civilisation?

ALL eyes in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol were locked onto the boy – some mirthful, some scornful and some merely curious. Wearing a white wolf

25 Feb, 2026 @ 18:15

Animals·Barcelona·La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Man convicted of animal cruelty after cameras caught him spraying acid at neighbour’s barking dog in Spain

A MAN has been ordered to pay €2,500 in compensation to a Costa Blanca dog owner after spraying acid at his pet because he was

23 Feb, 2026 @ 17:00

Animals·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

IN PICS: Firefighters struggle to rescue horse trapped all night in mud in southern Spain

FIREFIGHTERS in Spain successfully saved a horse stuck in the mud in a gruelling rescue mission which took over two hours. They were called to

19 Feb, 2026 @ 17:00

Animals·Cadiz·Lead

WATCH: Great white sharks confirmed in Spanish waters after juvenile is caught off Alicante coast

SCIENTISTS have confirmed a 2023 sighting of the apex predator in Mediterranean waters. The juvenile shark was accidentally caught by tuna fishermen in April 2023,

11 Feb, 2026 @ 18:15

Alicante·Animals·Lead

Justice at last: Notorious animal abuser in the Campo de Gibraltar is finally jailed after years of impunity

A PROLIFIC horse trader notorious for his treatment of animals has finally been put behind bars after years of campaigning. He will now spend the

10 Feb, 2026 @ 15:24

Andalucia·Animals·Gibraltar·Green·Lead

Spain branded ‘the great exception’ of dog-friendly countries in Europe for public transport ban – do YOU agree?

IF you want to travel with a furry friend, Spain ranks among the worst destinations in Europe with strict and inconsistent transport rules . Pablo

29 Jan, 2026 @ 08:00

Animals·Lead·Travel News

Outcry in Spain as hunting federations ‘enter schools and encourage children as young as 14 to go out armed with guns’

NEW laws which encourage children as young as 14 to handle firearms have provoked an outcry among child protection groups. It comes after an initiative

26 Jan, 2026 @ 15:30

Animals·Green·Lead·Other News

Happy ending after missing dog in Spain’s Adamuz train disaster is found safe and sound

A DOG that went missing in the aftermath of the Adamuz train disaster has been found safe and well on Thursday morning. An Infoca forest

22 Jan, 2026 @ 12:16

Andalucia·Animals·Cordoba·Lead

REYES: The connections to Spain’s top composer and a now extinct rare mountain goat

THREE Kings Day – or ‘Reyes’ in Spanish – is known to Anglosaxons as ‘the Epiphany’. It falls on January 6, and while it’s no

6 Jan, 2026 @ 12:20

Animals·La Cultura·Lead

Exotic alligator is rescued from reservoir after being dumped by owners in Spain

TWO people are facing animal abuse charges after dumping an alligator into a Castilla-La Mancha region reservoir. The exotic animal- known as a caiman caiman-is

30 Dec, 2025 @ 09:00

Animals·Crime & Law·Lead·Nature

Illegal puppy farm with poodles and Yorkies is found inside urine and excrement-infested Valencia home

AN INDOOR puppy farm has been discovered in the Quatre Carreres district of Valencia City. The property owner did not have a breeding licence according

17 Nov, 2025 @ 14:00

Animals·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Illegally-kept wild African cat goes to Costa Blanca rescue centre after family ‘can’t cope’ with their exotic pet

AN AFRICAN wild cat illegally kept as a domestic pet has been rescued from an Alicante area home. The five-year-old female serval called Tila became

14 Nov, 2025 @ 15:00

Alicante·Animals·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain locks down poultry farms to avoid spread of avian flu by migrating birds

SPAIN has ordered the lock down of all poultry in the country to contain the spread of avian flu. The decision expands on restrictions introduced

13 Nov, 2025 @ 12:00

Animals·Health·Lead

Cat killer behind at least 100 feline poisonings is arrested in Spain

A MAN has been accused of killing at least 100 cats in the Toledo area town of Villaluenga de la Sagra. He has been brought

7 Nov, 2025 @ 15:00

Animals·Crime & Law·Lead

African leopards- including three cubs- are removed by police after being kept in a caged area on a farm in Spain

African leopards- including three cubs- are removed by police from fenced enclosure on a farm in Spain

FIVE African leopards- including three newborns- have been seized by the Guardia Civil after they were found on a Gran Canaria farm. Three people are

5 Nov, 2025 @ 16:15

Animals·Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

62 people set to be prosecuted after hundreds of animals are poisoned or illegally hunted in rural Spain

THE Guardia Civil’s annual ‘Atrax’ campaign to combat the illegal killing of animals in mainly rural Spain has led to 62 people being either arrested

28 Oct, 2025 @ 15:00

Animals·Crime & Law·Lead

Large vulture flies into Costa Blanca home for a rest- perching on living room sofa

Large vulture flies into Costa Blanca home to chill out on living room sofa

A LARGE griffon vulture flew into a Torrevieja home last Thursday at around 9.30pm and made itself comfortable on top of a sofa. The homeowner

27 Oct, 2025 @ 17:30

Animals·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

EXCLUSIVE: Malaga horse carriage owners ‘forced expat sanctuary to OUTBID slaughterhouses to save the animals’ – before sending them over ‘injured and skittish’

MALAGA horse carriage owners forced an expat animal sanctuary boss to outbid a slaughterhouse in order to rescue two of the beasts from being killed.

14 Oct, 2025 @ 13:00

Animals·Lead·Malaga

Mayor’s dog found poisoned after local bullfight event in Spain’s Huelva cancelled

By Alessio Ghirlanda THE dog of an Andalusian mayor was fatally poisoned in what the official denounced as retaliation for cancelling a local ‘bull’ run.

28 Aug, 2025 @ 16:00

Andalucia·Animals·Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead

WATCH: 150 exotic animals held in ‘private’ zoo are rescued by police in Spain

A PRIVATE zoo with 150 exotic animals has been closed down in the Valencia region. 50 different species- some in danger of extinction- were kept

26 Aug, 2025 @ 13:30

Animals·Crime & Law·Lead

Man faces big fine for selling ‘dangerous breed’ puppies in a Spanish street

A MAN selling puppies out of a cardboard box on an Alicante province road could be fined up to €15,000. The Policia Local in Elda

21 Aug, 2025 @ 06:00

Animals·Lead

Animals

EXPLAINER: Why have encounters with orcas in the Strait of Gibraltar collapsed by 80% in just two years?

Tradition or Tragedy? Spain’s first bull-related death of 2026 raises fresh questions over the tradition’s safety

WATCH: Skiers get a fright as mother bear and two cubs run across Spanish slope after awaking from winter hibernation

Giant whale shark spotted in Strait of Gibraltar as warm-water tropical fish are increasingly making Spanish waters their home

Campo de Gibraltar horse dealer who let animals become ‘living skeletons’ is finally jailed as four more are rescued from flooded field

What’s behind Spain’s bizarre new craze of young people dressing up as animals – and does it spell the end of western civilisation?

Man convicted of animal cruelty after cameras caught him spraying acid at neighbour’s barking dog in Spain

IN PICS: Firefighters struggle to rescue horse trapped all night in mud in southern Spain

WATCH: Great white sharks confirmed in Spanish waters after juvenile is caught off Alicante coast

Justice at last: Notorious animal abuser in the Campo de Gibraltar is finally jailed after years of impunity

Spain branded ‘the great exception’ of dog-friendly countries in Europe for public transport ban – do YOU agree?

Outcry in Spain as hunting federations ‘enter schools and encourage children as young as 14 to go out armed with guns’

Happy ending after missing dog in Spain’s Adamuz train disaster is found safe and sound

REYES: The connections to Spain’s top composer and a now extinct rare mountain goat

Exotic alligator is rescued from reservoir after being dumped by owners in Spain

Illegal puppy farm with poodles and Yorkies is found inside urine and excrement-infested Valencia home

Illegally-kept wild African cat goes to Costa Blanca rescue centre after family ‘can’t cope’ with their exotic pet

Spain locks down poultry farms to avoid spread of avian flu by migrating birds

Cat killer behind at least 100 feline poisonings is arrested in Spain

African leopards- including three cubs- are removed by police from fenced enclosure on a farm in Spain

62 people set to be prosecuted after hundreds of animals are poisoned or illegally hunted in rural Spain

Large vulture flies into Costa Blanca home to chill out on living room sofa

EXCLUSIVE: Malaga horse carriage owners ‘forced expat sanctuary to OUTBID slaughterhouses to save the animals’ – before sending them over ‘injured and skittish’

Mayor’s dog found poisoned after local bullfight event in Spain’s Huelva cancelled

WATCH: 150 exotic animals held in ‘private’ zoo are rescued by police in Spain

Man faces big fine for selling ‘dangerous breed’ puppies in a Spanish street

Spain pushes ahead with rural 5G internet rollout – with public cash funding new masts to close the ‘digital divide’

Husband, 45, arrested after wife’s killed in suspected gender violence case in northern Spain

Hurrah! Spain to bask in ‘summer-like’ scorching sunshine until Easter Monday – here’s where you can hit the beach this weekend

Climbing banned in Madrid park until August to protect birds of prey during breeding season

EXPLAINER: Why have encounters with orcas in the Strait of Gibraltar collapsed by 80% in just two years?

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