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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...
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...
Man stabs six dogs, killing one of them, after breaking into Valencia area property in Spain
A man, 32, is being investigated by the Valencia Guardia Civil over a brutal attack on six hunting dogs in Benaguacil.
He potentially faces animal...
UPDATE: Fourth person arrested in connection with Spain’s Pujerra fire
THE Guardia Civil's Seprona nature protection service has arrested and questioned a fourth person in connection with the latest Sierra Bermeja forest fire.
The latest...
SERIOUS NEGLIGENCE: Three arrested for forest fire in Spain’s Pujerra
THE Guardia Civil have arrested this Tuesday, June 14, three men for their alleged connection with the Sierra Bermeja forest fire.
Initial investigations by the...
Bogus companies across Spain used as window-dressing in waste disposal scam
THREE people are being probed by the Guardia Civil for illegally storing 700 tonnes of industrial waste via a network of bogus companies.
The Guardia's...
Exotic African wild cat coaxed to safety from treetop on Costa Blanca farm in Spain
A wild cat native to Africa was spotted on a Costa Blanca farm and safely captured and taken to a wildlife foundation.
The farmer from...
Police raid illegal Vietnamese Pig farm and seize 12 animals in Murcia area of Spain
A dozen Vietnamese pigs have been seized from an illegal breeding farm in Aguilas, Murcia.
Officers from the Guardia Civil's environment division, Seprona, raided the...
Police seize elephant feet stools being sold online from Costa Blanca area of Spain
FOUR stools made from African elephant feet have been seized by the Guardia Civil in the Alicante area.
Two Spaniards, 39 and 67, are being...
Deer goes swimming in the sea before bounding around busy Costa Blanca road in Spain
A deer caused a commotion when it went for a seaside swim on the Costa Blanca before running away on a busy road.
The roe's...
WATCH: Pilgrim walking the Camino de Santiago with 7 goats, 3 donkeys and a dog stopped by Spain’s Guardia...
OFFICERS of the Guardia Civil's Nature Protection Service (SEPRONA), together with Policia local in Santo Domingo de La Calzada, northern Spain, have stopped a...
Sniffer dog tries to find poisoned food aimed at killing pets on a Costa Blanca canine beach in Spain
A specialist dog has been trying to sniff out poison deliberately left on a Costa Blanca canine beach.
The beach is at El Campello where...
Child investigated for animal cruelty after donkey shot dead with bow and arrow in Spain
THE Guardia Civil's Nature Protection Service (SEPRONA) are investigating a disturbing case of animal cruelty.
A minor from Albacete is being investigated for allegedly killing...
Dutch expat dumps hot ash which causes a forest fire on the Costa Blanca in Spain
A 61-year-old Dutch expat is being investigated over a forest fire in the Tibi area last April.
Two hectares of land were incinerated due to...
Almost 4,000 arrests in Spain for environmental crimes during 2020 with big increases in animal abuse
NATURE PROTECTION Service (SEPRONA), part of Spain’s Guardia Civil, arrested an incredible 3,957 people for crimes related to the environment during 2020.
Worryingly, crimes that...
Giant 100 kg catfish caught in Sevilla’s Guadalquivir River
A SUPER predator weighing 100 kilos and almost two metres in length has been caught in the Guadalquivir River, near the Alcala del Rio...
Bird poachers in Spain’s Malaga province caught red-handed with over 300 protected specimens
THE Guardia Civil has seized 303 protected specimens which have been released back into the wild and is investigating 18 people for wildlife trafficking.
Among...
Surge of dolphin deaths on Spanish coastline alarms ecologists
THE discovery of dead dolphins on Almeria coastline alarms ecologists.
The number of dolphins that have appeared dead or dying in the last two years...
100 mistreated or abandoned animals rescued by Guardia Civil in Spain’s Malaga during 2020
THE Guardia Civil in Spain’s Malaga have carried out more than 100 operations against animal abuse over the course of 2020, resulting in 27...
Hunter shoots rare eagle and dumps it in bin in Spain’s Andalucia
The killing took place in the village of Iznajar, south of Cordoba City, on Sunday
Woman arrested after 41 dogs saved from death in central Spain
None of the dogs had microchips and documentation, a legal requirement in Spain
Protests held over contaminated ‘brown water’ on Mallorca beach
A GROUP of neighbours has protested over contamination of one of the island’s most popular bathing spots.
Dozens held up placards to demand action after...
Dozens being probed in Andalucia for building their own urbanisation complete with swimming pools on protected land
SOME 34 people are being investigated for building an illegal urbanisation complete with water, electricity and even swimming pools.
Residents of Molino Hondo, a settlement...
Dogs found covered in worms, open sores and living in excrement as Malaga cops free 38 in sickening animal...
GUARDIA Civil cops have freed 38 dogs found living in extremely poor and cruel conditions in three separate raids.
In one raid in Benajarafe, a...
EXCLUSIVE: Spanish hunters suspected of animal slaughter on British expat’s farm
Detectives from the environment section Seprona said it was one of the worst attacks they had seen
German expat arrested for animal abuse in Estepona after 25 dogs found starving at his finca
EXCLUSIVE: The man used abandoned dogs to pose as a homeless man outside of supermarkets
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