Spain’s Bioparc Valencia welcomes its new attraction- a pair of warthogs
TWO warthogs affectionately called the ‘Pumbaa’ breed in recognition of the character in the ‘Lion King’ movie and stage show have become new residents at
Huelva leads as Spanish province with most protected natural areas
HUELVA boasts to being the province in Spain with the largest area of protected natural areas, an immense 319,110 hectares—six times more than 42 years
Wild boar sightings soar to 74% of all municipalities in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
WILD BOAR sightings have soared over a year in the Valencian Community according to the Ministry of Agriculture. 283 municipalities reported sightings in the region
Alarming loss of insect species in Mediterranean forests caused by global warming says study in Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante University study says that global warming has caused an ‘alarming’ loss of insect species in Mediterranean forests. The report from the university’s Ibero-American
Baby born to world’s largest porcupine species gets special treatment at Spain’s Valencia
BIOPARC Valencia has a new resident- a baby South African porcupine called Asani, meaning rebel in the Swahili language. South African porcupines- Hystrix africaeaustralis- are
Bioparc Valencia helps to reproduce one of the most threatened amphibians in Spain
A PROJECT to conserve and raise numbers of the gallipato amphibian is getting positive results in the Valencian Community. The gallipato- part of the salamander
Thank you very munch: El Corte Ingles helps to feed endangered species in Fuengirola Bioparc
EL Corte Inglés and BIOPARC Fuengirola have renewed their collaboration for the donation of surplus fruit and vegetables. Department stores in Malaga that belong to
Benahavis on the Costa del Sol: Land of milk and honey
FREE tennis, football and golf lessons for kids, plus language, yoga and pilates for adults… is it any wonder Benahavis has seen nearly 30% growth
Endangered Iberian lynx to return to Spain’s Murcia region
TWO pairs of endangered Iberian lynxes will start prowling around remote high areas above Lorca on March 3 to start the project of reintroducing the
Power firm Iberdrola fined €68,000 after griffon vulture is electrocuted in Spain’s Valencia
IBERDROLA’S power distribution division has been fined €68,667 after a griffon vulture was electrocuted on a Valencia Province power line. The penalty was imposed by
Online seller of endangered toads is punished in Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante man has been fined €1,080 for selling natterjack toads on the internet. He’s also been banned from breeding or trading wild animals for
Puzzling mass arrival of ‘penguin birds’ to Spanish coasts
THE mysterious mass arrival of penguin-like birds to Spanish coasts is surprising experts. According to wildlife experts, several specimens of ‘Alca torda’ or ‘penguin birds’
Scientists find fossils of Europe’s largest-ever turtle in Spain with size like VW Beetle car
SCIENTISTS have identified fossil remains dating back 70 million years as belonging to the largest-ever turtle recorded in Europe. A set of bones were found
Balearic Islands: Stunning marine tornadoes spotted off Mallorca beach
WATCH: A spectacular natural phenomenon has occurred off the coast of Mallorca, and it’s been captured on camera. An impressive multiple waterspout phenomenon off the
Sea urchin poacher gets surprised by police while exiting sea on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A sea urchin poacher was caught in the act by the Guardia Civil as he got out of the water in a rocky area of
Illegal Mediterranean tortoise breeding farm closed down on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN illegal Mediterranean tortoise hatchery at an Elche finca has been shut down by the Guardia Civil. 27 animals have been removed by the Guardia’s
Migrating white stork birds are staying put in Spain to live off landfill sites
WHITE storks are preferring to stay in Spain rather than migrating to Africa for the winter, as landfill sites are giving them plenty of food.
Benidorm’s Terra Natura park welcomes deadly tarantula and snakes seized from Costa Blanca house in Spain
A poisonous tarantula and two snakes have been removed from an Altea house and taken to Benidorm’s Terra Natura nature and animal park. Altea council
PP fails in bid to overturn wolf hunting ban in Spain
A BID to overturn Spain’s wolf hunting ban by Spain’s conservative opposition party has been rejected by parliament. The Popular Party (PP), supported by several
How scientists in Valencia are pinning hopes on protecting the oldest living species on earth
WITH three eyes, hundreds of legs, and elongated antennae, these critters are not going to win any beauty contests. Yet they are fascinating organisms. In
Castellon Province natural park boss investigated over 12 donkey deaths in Spain’s Valencia region
THE head of the Desert de les Palmes Natural Park, Toni Garcia, is being investigated by the Guardia Civil over the death of a dozen
How the brown bear has been brought back from the brink of extinction to thrive in Spain’s Pyrenees
JUST three decades ago brown bears were on the brink of extinction in the Pyrenees, the population all but wiped out by hunters and loss
IN PICS: Six cute-looking flying fox babies are born in Benidorm’s Terra Natura in Spain
SIX flying fox pups have been born and are doing well at Benidorm’s Terra Natura Zoo. At birth they weighed in at around 50 grams
Future giant panda stars of Spain’s Madrid Zoo make first public appearance
GIANT panda twins ‘You You’ and ‘Jiu Jiu’ born last September in Madrid Zoo Aquarium made their first public appearance on Monday. They were the
Celebrate spring: Six of the most beautiful places to see almond blossom in Spain
THE beginning of March welcomes the unique spectacle of almond blossom in Spain, ushering in spring and creating unmissable sights and smells. While you can
War on wild boars declared in Spain’s Murcia in special ‘hunting emergency’
WILD boar numbers have risen to such a level in the Murcia region that the government has declared a ‘temporary hunting emergency’. It means the