Friday, March 29, 2024

Nature

Elusive bat species caught and tagged in Gibraltar cave

The first European free-tailed bat is captured in Gibraltar

Castilla-La Mancha nature reserve combats nuclear waste

Castilla La Mancha takes a stand against nuclear waste

13,000 flamingos born at Fuente de Piedra nature reserve

The new arrivals will be tagged and inspected in the coming weeks

Greenpeace protest boat in Huelva over toxic waste marshes

Following four years of no action taken, Greenpeace arrives to spread information on the danger of the radioactive waste produced by fertilizer company Feriberia

Cadiz nature reserve wins Andalucia Environment Award

Salarte has brought the La Covacha salt plain back to life

Heat wave continues across Spain as 29 provinces remain on alert

As the heatwave continues, relief may be on the horizon

Jellyfish damaging business on Marbella beaches

Hundreds of stings reported over the weekend

Endangered golden-cheeked gibbon born in BIOPARC Fuengirola

There are less than 25,000 left in the wild

Incredible turnaround of Bioparc in Fuengirola

It has been a massive turnaround for a zoo once disgraced in a hard-hitting BBC investigation
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Endangered Iberian lynx road deaths at record high in Andalucia

In the past 12 months, 22 of the 28 lynxes to die in Andalucia were killed by cars

Bird watching association appeal for volunteers ahead of summer campaign

A conservation society speaks to the OP on their latest bird watching migration programme this summer

Spanish companies at risk of €69,000 fines for ignoring ‘secret’ EU energy saving law

Firms have until December 5 to meet the new regulations aimed at saving energy

Junta officials visit E-Coli infected river in Estepona

Following months of complaints by residents of the neighbouring Villas Andaluzas to Estepona Town Hall, Junta officials have finally stepped in

Hottest May in 68 years leaves Andalucia dangerously dry

Meteorologists Aemet are now issuing a warning to Spanish farmers as they predict more of the same for the months ahead

Expat writer Chris Stewart slams Spain’s solar power regulation plans

If new government regulations are passed, tariffs will be 27% higher for those generating energy at home

Controversial Gibraltar reef ‘exploding with life’ two years after installation

Spain had accused Gibraltar of creating the reef in a bid to hinder its fishing fleet

First major fire of the year hits Istan

And was a little too close for comfort for Olive Press columnist Giles Brown

EXCLUSIVE: Expats call in police over neighbours’ raucous rooster

The Alhaurin el Grande residents say they are disturbed all night and day

A battle for nature in the bay of Cadiz

Once a war zone, today an ecological battle ground – Rob Horgan discovers why a singer, a sculptor and a Michelin-starred chef are fighting to turn an island in the Bay of Cadiz into a bird-watching paradise

Axarquia launches sewage works project

Work has already begun at sewage plants in Algorrobo and Rincon de la Victoria

New Ronda animal sanctuary aims to tackle cause of animal abuse

The owners are putting on workshops for children and adults alike

Expat searches for ‘perfect home’ for Costa del Sol turtle

Six-year-old European pond turtle, Trevor, has reached sexual maturity and keeps staging ‘flight attempts’ from his giant fish tank in Sabinillas

Killer caterpillars on the up in the Axarquia

English expat urges dog owners to be vigilant after his rottweiler died in agony from processionary caterpillar poisoning

Organisms living without oxygen discovered beneath the surface in Sevilla

Researchers believe life could exist on Mars under similar circumstances

Endangered plant found in Barbate

The largest-known patch of Odontites Foliosus has been discovered by an environmental group

Nothing to grouse about!

Andalucia's Sandgrouse population has grown by almost 300 percent in the last three years

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