Watch: Moment vulture descends on tourists in Spain’s Mijas before being rescued by police
THIS is the moment a vulture caused a scene in Mijas Pueblo at the weekend. The bird of prey was filmed perched on the awning
Endangered Iberian wolves were kept illegally as pets in a fenced area on Murcia property
A MAN is being investigated by Murcia’s Guardia Civil for keeping four Iberian wolves as pets in a fenced area next to house in Lorca.
Pictured: Stunning Mongolian horses are relocated to Spain as part of rewilding programme
SPAIN has welcomed stunning Mongolian horses as part of an ambitious rewilding project. Some ten rare wild horses native to the steppes of Central Asia
WATCH: Dramatic moment 80 horses and dogs are rescued from Malaga stables during DANA flash floods
THIS is the moment dozens of horses and dogs were rescued from the jaws of death during lethal DANA floods this week. Footage shared on
Cute ‘sugar glider’ possums are exploring their surroundings after being born in Benidorm park
TWO sugar glider possums have been born at Benidorm’s Terra Natura- a first for the animal conservation park. The babies are now three months old
Watch: Police dog named Darwin searches for bodies in flood-hit zones of Spain’s Valencia – after corpses wash up on beaches
POLICIA Nacional in Spain have shared footage of one of their top sniffer dogs looking for human remains in Valencia. In clips uploaded to X,
‘Go to hell!’ Outrage in Spain over ‘charity bullfights’ that will raise money for DANA flood victims – as one poster is branded ‘insulting’
A STRING of charity bullfights that will raise money for victims of the deadly DANA floods in Spain have received backlash online. It comes after
How volunteer vets and animal experts in flood-hit Valencia are treating pets and trying to reunite them with their heart-broken owners
VOLUNTEER vets have gone to flood-hit Paiporta to treat pets at a pop-up veterinary surgery using donated medicines and equipment. Meanwhile a football club pitch
Fears for horses, cats and dogs swept away or injured during devastating floods in Spain: PACMA launches string of appeals for destroyed shelters
HUNDREDS of animals have been left without food, water and shelter as floods continue to batter the Valencia region. Spain’s Animal Rights and Environmental Party
Spain wants to re-classify primates like gorillas and orangutangs as humans – this is why
THE Spanish government has launched a public consultation on a law which would classify primates – including gorillas, orangutans, bonobos and chimpanzees – as humans.
Spanish police dog Neo is awarded medal of honour after detecting 800kg of cocaine at Barcelona port
AN ENGLISH springer spaniel called Neo has been given an award after detecting over 800 kilos of cocaine in the port of Barcelona. The stash
Exclusive: Irish expat’s life is saved after her pet cat Coco ‘detects carbon monoxide leak’ inside their Marbella flat
AN expat’s cat ‘saved her life’ after the clever moggy ‘warned’ her of carbon monoxide poisoning inside their Marbella flat. Debbie Lush was forced to
Outrage after local who shot two shelter cats to death on Spain’s Costa Blanca avoids jail
AN ELCHE man has avoided going to prison despite brutally shooting two cats dead with his hunting rifle. The 54-year-old Elche council employee fired several
Emergency rights to hunt rabbits are granted in parts of southern Spain – this is why
EMERGENCY rights to hunt wild rabbits in the Murcia region have been approved as citrus crops get ravaged by the animal. An order affecting 15
Damning report warns of plummeting animal populations in Spain
AROUND 40% of the vertebrate animal population in the Iberian Peninsula is in decline according to study done by researchers from Alicante and Barcelona universities.
Three vulnerable lynx cats are fatally run over in Spain’s Andalucia
AN ENVIRONMENTAL group is demanding special road warning signs after three rare Iberian lynxes were run over in the space of a few days on
Incredible starfish fossil dating back 55 million years is discovered in Spain
A STARFISH fossil dating back 55 million years has been discovered in the Spanish pyrenees. The Parque Nacional de Ordesa and Monte Perdido have been
No kid-ding! ‘Pet’ goat with a collar is ‘detained’ by police while exploring tourist hotspot on Spain’s Costa Blanca – as appeal is launched to find owner
POLICE in Spain have launched an appeal to reunite a lost goat with its owner after it wandered into a tourist town on the Costa
Chimpanzee at a Spanish zoo finally lets go of her dead baby’s body after cradling it for seven months
A CHIMPANZEE has finally ‘let go of her pain’ after releasing the body of her dead baby after cradling it for seven months. Natalia, who
Deadly caterpillar warning in Spain: Creatures capable of killing dogs are ‘expanding massively’
EXPERTS are sounding the alarm about a deadly caterpillar that is expanding across Spain. The processionary caterpillars typically hibernate over winter (pictured above) in forest
Watch: Hammerhead shark ‘is spotted swimming off Sotogrande’ near Spain’s Costa del Sol
THIS is the moment a hammerhead shark was reportedly spotted swimming off the coast of southern Spain this week. In a video shared on social
Watch: Terrifying moment bull charges through a fence in Spain and gores a 74-year-old man to death before injuring a little girl aged four
The tragic incident occurred in Pantoja, Toledo, at around 10.34am on Tuesday morning, and resulted in the bull being shot to death by Policia Local
Shark drama ends in tragedy in Spain’s Alicante as two-metre animal is killed by a swordfish
The young specimen was recorded swimming up to the shore on Les Deveses beach in Denia on Sunday
Watch: Golden retriever dog swims after shark on Spain’s Costa Blanca while terrified owners scream in panic
THIS is the hair-raising moment a pet dog playfully chased after a shark along the shores of Alicante. In a video shared online, the golden
Watch: Horse used to ferry tourists on a carriage collapses on Spain’s Costa del Sol before driver ‘yells and hits it in the face’
A HORSE used to give tourists carriage rides around Fuengirola, Malaga has collapsed before the driver ‘hit it in the face’ and ‘yelled’ at it.
Exclusive: PETA enters Mijas donkey taxi row: Global animal rights group offers mayor an electric tuk-tuk ‘in exchange for banning the trade’
ANIMAL rights group PETA has urged the mayor of Mijas to ban donkey taxis in exchange for an electric tuk-tuk. Last week, over 100 expats