Damning report warns of plummeting animal populations in Spain
AROUND 40% of the vertebrate animal population in the Iberian Peninsula is in decline according to study done by researchers from Alicante and Barcelona universities.
Three vulnerable lynx cats are fatally run over in Spain’s Andalucia
AN ENVIRONMENTAL group is demanding special road warning signs after three rare Iberian lynxes were run over in the space of a few days on
Incredible starfish fossil dating back 55 million years is discovered in Spain
A STARFISH fossil dating back 55 million years has been discovered in the Spanish pyrenees. The Parque Nacional de Ordesa and Monte Perdido have been
No kid-ding! ‘Pet’ goat with a collar is ‘detained’ by police while exploring tourist hotspot on Spain’s Costa Blanca – as appeal is launched to find owner
POLICE in Spain have launched an appeal to reunite a lost goat with its owner after it wandered into a tourist town on the Costa
Chimpanzee at a Spanish zoo finally lets go of her dead baby’s body after cradling it for seven months
A CHIMPANZEE has finally ‘let go of her pain’ after releasing the body of her dead baby after cradling it for seven months. Natalia, who
Deadly caterpillar warning in Spain: Creatures capable of killing dogs are ‘expanding massively’
EXPERTS are sounding the alarm about a deadly caterpillar that is expanding across Spain. The processionary caterpillars typically hibernate over winter (pictured above) in forest
Watch: Hammerhead shark ‘is spotted swimming off Sotogrande’ near Spain’s Costa del Sol
THIS is the moment a hammerhead shark was reportedly spotted swimming off the coast of southern Spain this week. In a video shared on social
Watch: Terrifying moment bull charges through a fence in Spain and gores a 74-year-old man to death before injuring a little girl aged four
The tragic incident occurred in Pantoja, Toledo, at around 10.34am on Tuesday morning, and resulted in the bull being shot to death by Policia Local
Shark drama ends in tragedy in Spain’s Alicante as two-metre animal is killed by a swordfish
The young specimen was recorded swimming up to the shore on Les Deveses beach in Denia on Sunday
Watch: Golden retriever dog swims after shark on Spain’s Costa Blanca while terrified owners scream in panic
THIS is the hair-raising moment a pet dog playfully chased after a shark along the shores of Alicante. In a video shared online, the golden
Watch: Horse used to ferry tourists on a carriage collapses on Spain’s Costa del Sol before driver ‘yells and hits it in the face’
A HORSE used to give tourists carriage rides around Fuengirola, Malaga has collapsed before the driver ‘hit it in the face’ and ‘yelled’ at it.
Exclusive: PETA enters Mijas donkey taxi row: Global animal rights group offers mayor an electric tuk-tuk ‘in exchange for banning the trade’
ANIMAL rights group PETA has urged the mayor of Mijas to ban donkey taxis in exchange for an electric tuk-tuk. Last week, over 100 expats
Bull collapses and dies on tourist beach after jumping into the sea during traditional festival on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BULL has died while taking part in a the traditional ‘bous a la mar’ event on the Costa Blanca. The fiesta in Javea sees
Huge fish capable of eating DOGS is discovered in a swimming lake in Spain
A GIANT catfish capable of eating a small dog has been caught in a reservoir in north-west Spain. A 31-year-old fisherman, Aitor Garcia, netted the
Watch: Hair-raising moment tourist in Spain gets an octopus stuck to his back after night-time swim in the sea
THIS is the moment a tourist in Spain was left with an octopus on his back after a night-time dip in the sea. Footage shared
Brits clash with locals in Spain’s Mijas as their demonstration against donkey taxis is met with a counterprotest: Police attend to keep the peace
BRITS have led protests today against Mijas’ infamous donkey taxis as they call for a boycott of the tourist ploy. The protest follows an incident
‘Crocodile sighting’ forces closure of major beach in Spain
A POPULAR Catalunya beach was closed off to swimmers for three hours on Wednesday after reports of a crocodile wandering on the sand. A security
Watch: Spain investigates the presence of great white sharks off coast of emerging tourist hotspot
SPANISH researchers are investigating the presence of great white sharks in the waters off northern Spain. While the animals are more often found in warmer,
Cycling Dutchman is travelling from the Netherlands to Spain’s Mijas in aid of donkey sanctuary
A DUTCHMAN is cycling from the Netherlands to Spain in aid of a donkey sanctuary in Mijas. From Heemskerk, a picturesque town in the north
Exclusive: British tourist ‘is savagely attacked by a donkey taxi driver’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol while ‘trying to document animal abuse’
A BRITISH tourist has been attacked by a Mijas donkey owner after attempting to expose ‘horrific animal abuse’. Ian Grace, 52, began filming after seeing
Watch: Hammerhead shark is spotted swimming in port of major tourist resort in Spain
A HAMMERHEAD shark has been spotted swimming in the port of a major tourist resort in Spain. The sighting occurred this week at the Las
EXCLUSIVE: British tourist vows to ‘never return’ to this town on Spain’s Costa del Sol after seeing ‘shocking animal abuse’
A BRITISH tourist has vowed to never return to a Costa del Sol resort after witnessing ‘shocking’ animal abuse. A holidaymaker told the Olive Press
Cats are being shot, brutally beaten and submerged in boiling water by ‘cruel’ locals in southern Spain, claim animal activists
CATS are being shot at, poisoned and deliberately run over by ‘cruel’ locals in southern Spain, animal activists have claimed. In a shocking statement, the
Watch: Girl in Spain finds huge snake slithering in her bed – and has no idea where it came from
THIS is the moment emergency services recovered a snake from the bedroom of a young girl in southern Spain last night. At around 3.55am, the
Plans move forward to cut bird electrocutions on power lines and deaths in wind turbines across Spain
PUBLIC consultation has started on a new law which will oblige electricity companies to do more to stop birds being electrocuted on high-voltage power lines
Cruel scammers in Spain are arrested for ‘pretending to find missing dogs and charging their desperate owners compensation’
TWO people have been arrested in Mijas for allegedly defrauding owners of lost dogs seeking information about their missing pets. Three people were conned in