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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
Farmer is arrested after police unearth 229 protected turtles on his land in Spain’s Valencia
THE Guardia Civil has removed 229 of Moorish turtles being kept illegally on a Valencia area farm- the largest seizure of its kind in Spain.
Lynx victory in Spain: Wild cat is almost free of risk of extinction after population surpasses 2,000
SPAIN and Portugal’s Iberian lynx population now stands at 2,000, a number that means the endangered species is gradually getting further away from the risk
Dolphins jump for joy in incredible photos taken just off the coast of Spain’s Torrevieja
A LOCAL wildlife enthusiast captured a series of incredible images off the coast of Spain’s Torrevieja this Monday, as a pod of dolphins jumped for
New pair of Sri Lankan leopards arrive to a nature park on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A PAIR of Sri Lankan leopards called Uda and Okanda(pictured above) have a new home at Bioparc Fuengirola after transferring there from French zoos. The
Farmers fume over flamingos destroying rice crops in Spain’s Valencia
RICE growers in Valencia’s La Albufera natural park are fuming about the increasing numbers of flamingos that’s threatening their crops. Farming associations have called on
Major breakthrough to help ‘natural treasure’ of drought-hit Doñana National Park in Spain’s Andalucia
THE NATIONAL government and the Andalucia region signed a deal on Monday to stop illegal irrigation in the drought-hit Doñana wetlands. It brings the end
Orcas sink yacht off the coast of Spain: Passengers suffer harrowing 45 minute attack by a pod of killer whales
A GROUP of wild orcas have sunk a yacht in the straits of Gibraltar after a harrowing 45 minute attack. The incident occurred last Tuesday,
Drought-loving beetles that kill pine trees are being monitored on Spain’s Costa Blanca
DROUGHT conditions have fuelled concerns over the unwanted return of a beetle that can destroy masses of trees in the green spaces of the Vega
Fly-tippers dump fridges and electrical gear which threatens endangered duck on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ECOLOGISTS have complained to Elche City Council about an illegal waste dump off the CV-861 in the Hondo Natural Park. Accio Ecologista-Agro has sent a
Fossil of last ever crocodile to live in Europe some 4.5 MILLION years ago is found in Spain’s Andalucia
EUROPE’s last ever crocodile has been discovered by paleontologists near Granada. Paleontologists at the site, in Baza, Granada, have found a 4.5 million year old
Biting red fire ants warning: Invasive pests are found in major Italian port raising fears they will spread to Spain and wider Europe
RED fire ants have become a threat to Spain after being spotted in a major port in Sicily, Italy. Researchers found 88 nests in the
57 baby loggerhead sea turtles hatch in Alicante during deadly DANA storm
57 BABY loggerhead sea turtles hatched on Sunday, September 3, in Alicante, despite the strong storm and torrential rain of the brutal DANA. A hundred
IN PICS: Cute twin baby porcupines belonging to world’s largest species get round-the-clock care at Bioparc Valencia in Spain
BIOPARC Valencia has two new members of its collection of South African porcupines- the largest porcupine species in the world. A female went into labour
Swimmer in Spain’s Valencia arrested at beach for seizing exotic turtle to use as dog food
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A MAN has been arrested at Valencia’s Malvarosa beach after finding an exotic turtle while bathing which he
Baby gazelle gets bottle fed after rejecting mother’s breast-feeding in Spain’s Valencia
A Thomson’s gazelle born at BIOPARC Valencia in late July is doing well after rejecting her mother’s attempts to breastfeed her. In the first hours
Wolves declared as extinct in Spain’s Andalucia region
WOLVES have been officially declared extinct in the Andalucia region though experts say there have not been any sightings for a decade. The regional government’s
Wild boars surprise beachgoers in Spain’s Marbella
THE unexpected appearance of a herd of wild boars has become a common occurrence in urban areas. The expansion of human-inhabited areas has led these