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Statue of Former King pointing at Madrid’s symbolic bear with a rifle generates controversy

A STATUE of Spanish Former King Juan Carlos I holding a hunting rifle has been erected without permission in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol. The polyurethane sculpture is 170cm (5.6ft) tall and displays

26 Apr, 2023 @ 13:30

La Cultura·Lead·Madrid·National News

Petition calls for ‘broke-neck bear’ to return to Spain’s Cadiz for Kings’ Day parade

IT WAS an image that not only prompted the laughter of the television commentators narrating the 2022 Kings’ Day parade in Cadiz, but also became an instant meme on social media: the

29 Dec, 2022 @ 16:30

Cadiz·Lead

How a wonky polar bear taking part in a Three Kings’ parade in southern Spain became an internet sensation

He has captured the nation’s heart and become the butt of a thousand internet jokes.

10 Jan, 2022 @ 10:00

Cadiz·Lead·Other News

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Bear hunt: Pensioner attacked by brown bear while hiking in Spain’s Asturias

A HUNT was on for a bear which attacked a 75-year-old woman while she was on a walk with her family in the countryside. The pensioner suffered a broken pelvis and cuts to

31 May, 2021 @ 14:45

Asturias·Environment·Lead·Nature

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PRIME SUSPECT: Paw of blame pointed at bear for string of grizzly livestock slaughters in the Spanish Pyrenees

HE looks as cuddly as Rupert, Paddington or Winnie-the-Pooh. But Goiat the bear is no marmalade sandwich-eating vegetarian. He is on the wanted list, suspected of being a serial killer in Spain.

14 May, 2021 @ 17:14

Lead·National News

Outrage after two bears shot dead during hunts in northern Spain

TWO bears have been killed during wild boar hunts in northern Spain, sparking fury among conservationists. Two brown bears were killed on Sunday during two different hunts, one in the Bardaji Valley

4 Dec, 2020 @ 17:45

Environment·Lead·Other News

WATCH: Sickening couple in Spain run brown bears off road in car

SPANIARDS have been left fuming after a video of two bears being chased down by a car went viral. Spain’s Brown Bear Foundation (FOP) has condemned the clip of two young animals,

30 Nov, 2017 @ 11:44

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

More than 200 sheep dead in Spain after bear chases entire flock off cliff edge

It comes after 209 sheep were found dead at the base of a cliff

24 Jul, 2017 @ 17:09

Environment·Lead·National News

OPINION: Outrageous and worrying that a bear can be killed in a protected area

It is unbelievable that someone could be so cruel

15 Sep, 2016 @ 13:48

Opinion

Circus worker faces police investigation after leaving his bear in a hailstorm while he went to the pub

A man could be in trouble after leaving his bear tied up outside a pub in Carcer, near Valencia

16 Sep, 2014 @ 15:51

National News

Spain’s quick fix solution to sexually aggressive bear

Scientists worried his exploits threaten the survival of the colony

10 Jun, 2014 @ 13:21

Dancing bear spotted at Murcia medieval market

This is the first known sighting of a performing bear in Spain since 2007

24 Apr, 2014 @ 11:49

Environment·Lead·National News