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Loggerhead turtles hatch on Benidorm beach in party-going area of resort

DOZENS of loggerhead turtles hatched on Thursday just after midnight on Benidorm’s Levante beach. Several passers-by on Avenida de Madrid contacted emergency services and the

7 Aug, 2025 @ 17:30

Benidorm·Lead·Nature

‘It’s not just self-righteous expats!’: Bullfighting protest challenges Spanish tradition outside Marbella bullring

PROTESTORS gathered to advocate for animal welfare and to call on local and national authorities to ban bullfighting permanently, arguing that bullfighting violates the basic

18 Jun, 2025 @ 12:59

Environment·Lead·Marbella·Nature

Spain’s wolf population is lower than the Iberian Lynx which was in danger of extinction

SPAIN’S Iberian wolf population is dwindling according to a government census. Figures compiled by the Ministry for Ecological Transition suggest that wolf numbers have been

7 Jun, 2025 @ 07:00

Animals·Lead·Nature

Balearic Islands clamp down on snake problem after worrying discovery by Oxford researchers

THE Balearic Islands have launched an emergency operation to tackle the spread of invasive snakes. The decision comes after researchers from the University of Oxford

6 May, 2025 @ 12:00

Animals·Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Nature

Orca in entangled fishing gear successfully located in the Strait of Gibraltar as whale season ramps up

A VULNERABLE orca caught in discarded fishing gear has been successfully located in the Strait of Gibraltar, following a high-stakes rescue mission by Spanish authorities

23 Apr, 2025 @ 11:28

Animals·Environment·Lead·Nature

WATCH: Shellfish divers call for ‘removal’ of famous dolphin in Spain’s northern coast because he eats all their catch

A BOTTLENOSE dolphin known locally as ‘Manoliño’ is causing increasing frustration among shellfish divers in Galicia, northern Spain, who say the animal’s playful behaviour is

21 Apr, 2025 @ 17:17

Environment·Galicia·Lead·Nature

Pet detective: Missing tortoise’s mysterious return baffles Brit expat owner in Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE mysterious disappearance – and sudden reappearance – of a tortoise in San Roque has left locals scratching their heads. Tom the tortoise, a much-loved

11 Apr, 2025 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Nature

New protections for the Costa del Sol’s controversial ‘donkey taxis’ after ‘several collapsed from the heat’ last summer

MIJAS Town Council has introduced a new set of regulations aimed at protecting the welfare of animals used in the town. Donkey taxi and horse-drawn

11 Apr, 2025 @ 12:00

Lead·Nature·Politics

Snow blankets the hills of Malaga after passing of Storm Martinho

SIERRA de las Nieves is living up to its name thanks to the passing of snow yesterday. Nature lovers have shared magical images and videos

24 Mar, 2025 @ 15:50

Costa del Sol·Lead·Nature·Weather

Warning for allergy sufferers in Malaga after intense period of rain

EXPERTS have issued a warning for allergy sufferers this spring. The University of Malaga’s Aerobiological Station expects concentrations of most pollen types to increase after

21 Mar, 2025 @ 12:56

Health·Lead·Nature

Watch: Trees uprooted in Marbella and Mijas following days of storms

STORM Jana continues to leave a trail of destruction across the Costa del Sol, uprooting multiple trees in the Marbella and Mijas areas. Footage shared

11 Mar, 2025 @ 15:32

Lead·Nature·Weather

Jellyfish alert in Spain as a second Portuguese Man o’ War washes up on the Costa del Sol

ANOTHER Portuguese Man o’ War has been spotted on the beaches of the Costa del Sol. A specimen of the deadly jellyfish washed up on

10 Mar, 2025 @ 17:06

Costa del Sol·Environment·Lead·Nature

Traffic nightmare after landslide destroys major road between Marbella and Ronda – and it will take MONTHS to repair

THOUSANDS of workers will be left with longer daily commutes after a major landslide on the A-397 road. The A-397 is the main connection between

10 Mar, 2025 @ 15:22

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Nature·Weather

Earthquake in Portugal shakes multiple cities in Spain’s Andalucia

A MAGNITUDE 5 earthquake has been felt in Sevilla and other Andalusian locations. According to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, the epicenter was 17 kilometers south

18 Feb, 2025 @ 12:19

Environment·Lead·Nature

Watch: Incredible rescue operation in Spain after injured climber becomes stuck on cliff face

DRAMATIC footage has been released by Catalonia’s Generalitat force, showing the rescue of a climber in Lleida. On Saturday afternoon, a MAER helicopter, a GRAE

17 Feb, 2025 @ 18:14

Lead·Nature·Other News·Sport

Invasive SNAKES are on the rise in Spain's Mallorca, experts warn, after 1.6 metre serpent is discovered

Snake warning in Ibiza: Serpents are becoming ‘gigantic’ as numbers on the island soar

IBIZA faces a serious issue as snakes are becoming more and more dominant, according to experts. The horseshoe snake (Hemorrhois hippocrepis), in particular, has proliferated

17 Feb, 2025 @ 18:13

Balearic Islands·Environment·Ibiza·Lead·Nature

Wild boars force evacuation of children’s playground in Malaga – amid surge in incidents along the Costa del Sol

DOZENS of children, teenagers, and their families have been forced to evacuate a Malaga park after a group of wild boars invaded the area. Residents

10 Feb, 2025 @ 16:04

Animals·Lead·Malaga·Nature

Watch: Snake measuring 1.5 metres is found slithering down street in Estepona

FIREFIGHTERS rushed to a street in Estepona this Thursday, in order to deal with a 1.5 metre snake. At 3pm on Thursday, the 112 Emergency

7 Feb, 2025 @ 20:00

Animals·Lead·Nature·Other News·Video

Cadiz hotel is nominated for a prestigious National Geographic award

A LUXURY hotel in Cadiz has been nominated for a National Geographic Travel Award. THE SO/Sotogrande Spa & Golf Resort will compete in the Best

1 Feb, 2025 @ 14:17

Andalucia·Cadiz·Costa del Sol·Hotels·Lead·Nature·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Fossil of dog-like sabre-toothed creature dating back 270 million years found in Spain

Bizarre fossil of dog-like sabre-toothed creature dating back 270 million years is found in Spain

THE fossil of a pre-dinosaur carnivore dating back 270 million years has been discovered in Mallorca’s Tramuntana mountains. The appearance of the gorgonopsio named since

17 Dec, 2024 @ 16:14

Animals·Lead·Nature

Wolf populations in Spain ‘not out of the woods yet’: Europe votes to downgrade protection status of struggling predator

WOLF populations in Spain have had their protection status downgraded after a Europe-wide vote by the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and

7 Dec, 2024 @ 15:00

Environment·Lead·Nature

What are ‘salpas’? The bizarre transparent creatures currently washing up on shores across Spain

THE summer season and hot weather brings concern from beach goers in Spain over jellyfish sightings but also over salpas- transparent organisms that measure up

26 Jul, 2024 @ 16:32

Lead·Nature

Pelagia Noctiluca Purple Striped Jellyfish

Malaga beach with ‘glow in the dark’ waves becomes a hit with influencers – but what’s behind the fluorescent phenomenon?

ONLINE influencers are always looking for interesting content that will make its way to your timeline, and if that content happens to be a beautiful,

21 Jul, 2024 @ 12:17

Lead·Malaga·Nature

New breed of scorpion is discovered in Spain’s Andalucia

EXPERTS have discovered a new species of scorpion on the coast of Huelva province- in the Doñana area- which they have named grandly as Buthus

18 Jul, 2024 @ 12:30

Andalucia·Nature

Spain tsunami warning: Experts say deadly weather phenomenon will hit the country by this date – with multiple coasts at risk

EXPERTS predict that Spain is ever more likely to be hit by a tsunami, attributed to the region’s proximity to tectonic plate boundaries. According to

3 Jul, 2024 @ 09:24

Andalucia·Lead·Nature·Valencian Community

Bizarre and enormous squid that was ‘still alive’ washes up near Spain’s Costa del Sol: Marine experts take rare ‘diamondback squid’ away

AN ENORMOUS giant squid has been found this week on the Poniente beach in La Linea by beach maintenance staff, with the bizarre-looking creature measuring

22 May, 2024 @ 15:24

Costa del Sol·Lead·Nature