Hunting licence renewals drop in Spain and Andalucia
A total of 2,936 permisos in the region lapsed without renewal in 2016, much higher than in Madrid (1,803) and Cataluña (1,423), the other top
Oasis of hope: Oro del Desierto olive grove’s ethos could be sustainable solution to Almeria’s superintensive olive farms crisis
Tabernas’s Oro del Desierto olive grove is a different world to the vast super-intensive farms it neighbours, which are sapping the region of its life
‘Ecocide’: Super-intensive olive farms fingered for water shortages in Almeria
Now 400 times more water is being taken from an important Almeria aquifer than enters, an alarming situation that is being blamed on a surge
Three hundred illegal wells shut down in Donana in bid to stop landowners draining wetlands
Junta officials swooped on the sites which unscrupulous parties had been using to tap an aquifer on which the Sevilla and Huelva-based national park is
Petition launched to turn Costa del Sol mountain range into national park
Over 13,500 people have already signed the campaign on Change.org to grant Estepona’s Sierra Bermeja the status jointly with neighbouring Sierra de las Nieves in
Mayor announces three day-mourning period for man killed by lightning in Granada
A 58-year-old father from Granada has been killed by lightning.
Andalucia houses largest settlement of flamingos – around 22,000
An estimated 22,000 flamingos have arrived at Andalucia's Fuente de Piedra
Andalucia heats up over Easter weekend with temperatures up to 29C
Temperatures will increase over the Easter weekend. The hottest region will be Cordoba.
WATCH: Massive bull gores Spanish matador through throat, tongue and mouth at his debut bull fight
Many in the 10,000-strong crowd can be heard screaming
Practice of cutting off dogs’ tails finally banned across Spain
The amputation of ears, claws, teeth or vocal chords is also banned
Mesolithic people in southern Spain cooked and ate HUMANS just 10,000 years ago
The remains are covered in marks made from stone tools, fire and human teeth
Fracking has officially failed in Spain in loss for Mariano Rajoy’s Partido Popular
Fracking firms have been met with strong opposition from locals and regional authorities
Red pandas arrive at Fuengirola’s Bioparc
The species has been labelled as in danger of extinction by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature after 50% of its global population
Animal rights activists plea to stop turtle culling in Malaga park
Campaigners want centres to offer to take in dozens of non-native species irresponsibly introduced into ponds at the Parque del Oeste, which are threatening indigenous
Animal rights campaigners to protest against dolphins in captivity at Selwo Marina in Benalmadena
Members of Resistancia Animal Malaga have announced a protest outside Selwo Marina in Benalmadena on May 13 from noon
Tawny owl ‘on his way out’ bounces back after a couple of Ibuprofren from British expat
Speedy recovery for tawny owl thought to have been hit by a car
British bird lover walks length of Spain to help save turtle doves
Jonny Rankin of Bury St Edmonds has so far raised over £4,700 (€5420) for an RSPB project to rebuild their British habitats by trekking 705
Tallest flower in the world blossoming in Estepona’s Orquidarium for only 72 hours
The suitably-named phallic looking Amorphophallus orchid, which is three metres tall, has burst into flower at Estepona’s Orchidarium
Summer-like weather to return this weekend as temps soar to 28C in Andalucia
Many will be heading to the beach this weekend
Government pledges beaches from Marbella to Malaga will be in perfect condition by Easter following devastating floods in December
Madrid has granted €16 million to the Costa
Neanderthals in Spain had mostly vegetarian diet and used ancient forms of aspirin and penicillin, new study finds
Scientists scraped off the plaque stuck on the teeth of two Neanderthals
Which animals are most at risk of extinction in Spain?
Check out 11 native species still living life on the edge
Campaigners in Cadiz town fight to block return of bullfighting after 12-year hiatus
Campaigners want Rota Mayor Jose Javier Ruiz Arana to ban the event
Malaga cleanup could cost €10 million after worst downpour since records began
There were over 200 call-outs to emergency services
Olive oil prices in Spain soar to record levels amid fears of global shortage
Bad weather has decimated the crop
Calls to turn former toxic wasteland in Malaga into giant urban park
A petition has gained almost 25,000 signatures