Killer whales under threat with high poisonous chemical levels in the Straits of Gibraltar
Zoologists are now calling for tougher regulations for those found to be disposing of man-made PCBs into the seas
Two years’ jail for captain of Prestige tanker which created huge oil spill
Supreme Court sentences Prestige tanker captain to two years in jail for negligence
Almost 40 vultures freed from captivity in Andalucia
At least 18 vultures are still alive and well
Electric hire cars targeted by vandals
Environmentally friendly hire car company Car2go has seen 50 of its fleet damaged in Madrid
Israeli university awarded €70,000 after being barred from Spanish green energy contest
The Spanish Supreme court found Spain’s Housing Ministry had acted illegally by excluding the Israeli institution from Solar Decathlon Europe in 2009
Monday’s earthquake was largest to strike Malaga for 50 years
'Impossible' to know if there will be more earthquakes in the Alboran Sea, experts say
UPDATE: Child killed as powerful earthquake strikes southern Spain and Melilla
At least 26 injured in Melilla as tremors felt by thousands along the coast
Eco-warriors slam Velez-Malaga deforestation
GENA-Ecologistas en Accion claims a wooded hill, some 241m high, has been destroyed by loggers
Thousands sign petition to stop Iranian oil refinery in Algeciras
Earlier this week Margallo said talks were ongoing with Iran, after sanctions were lifted on the country
Iranian oil refinery plans in Spain spark outrage from local residents
Algeciras environmentalists hit back over health and pollution concerns as sanctions end
European Commission bans construction on unspoilt Costa de la Luz beach
A scheme to build thousands of homes alongside a virgin beach in Tarifa has been outlawed
Lucky rescue for dolphin stranded on Malaga beach
The second dolphin emergency off the Malaga coast this year so far
Spanish goat semen is to be transported to South America
Malaga’s goat semen has become sought-after as Spain’s goats produce up to twice as much milk as those elsewhere
Environmentalists fight back as 1,000-year-old olive trees are ripped out of the ground in Spain and sold for six-figure sums
With trees selling for as much as €100,000, the Felix Rodriguez de la Fuente Foundation wants a law change to ban the uprooting and sale of these trees
Andalucian photographer takes best nature shot of 2015
Francisco Mingorance won the ‘places’ category in National Geographic’s yearly honours for his photo of a marsh in Cordoba partially destroyed by radioactive waste
Spanish government cuts to renewable energy could be unconstitutional, court says
Over 400 appeals were launched by Spanish companies following the PP’s 2013 reforms, which included a €1.7 billion cut to renewable energy
Fox furore in the Campo de Gibraltar
A GREEN group has called for action in the Campo de Gibraltar after finding a poisoned fox. Alfredo Valencia, President of Ecologistas en Accion, has warned of the damaging effects of poison
Drones deployed to save endangered Iberian lynx in Spain
Conservationists are introducing eyes in the sky in order to gather more information about the wild cats
23-stone man who squashed donkey to death in Spain is taken to court
EXCLUSIVE: Animal charity files private case against 23-stone man who killed baby donkey by sitting on it
Spain plans ‘whale highway’ to protect creatures from oil drilling in the Med
If successful, it will be a great victory for those who have long campaigned against oil drilling in the area between Catalunya and Valencia and the Balearic Islands
97-year-old Spanish man invents system to collect water from mist
Tadeo Casañas came up with his plan after his small island of El Hierro in the Canaries went without rain in 1948
Madrid to allow city centre access for cars carrying three or more passengers
Spanish capital has introduced measures to battle air pollution
Yet another Iberian lynx death in Andalucia
Last March reduced speed limits were introduced in areas where high death rates have been recorded for the world’s most endangered feline
Spanish court to investigate insider trading allegations against ex-Abengoa CEO
Court to investigate insider trading allegations against ex-Abengoa CEO
Cattle farming row to blame for 120 forest fires in northern Spain
Officials suspect underhand tactics from farmers are to blame for fires