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War on birds in Spain: Valencia to use air cannons and nets to control starling and pigeon populations

VALENCIA city council will spend €450,000 on a war against pigeons and starlings. A contract has been advertised for a company to use air cannons

14 May, 2024 @ 11:37

Animals·Lead·Valencia

The Northern Bald Ibis, a bird known for its dark feathers and distinctive bald red head, had vanished from Europe centuries ago.

Ultralight aircraft guides endangered birds on migration from Germany to Spain’s Andalucia

AN ultralight aircraft is leading a group of endangered birds on a migration journey from Germany to their new habitat in Andalucia. The Northern Bald

18 Sep, 2023 @ 08:45

Andalucia·Animals·Environment·Lead

Bird watching in Spain’s Malaga: Best places to spot griffon vultures

MALAGA’S fauna is sometimes forgotten among the treasures that the province has to offer. However, an almost infinite diversity of species can be found in

12 Jun, 2023 @ 10:20

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

Flamenco breeding, Fuente de Piedra in Spain’s Malaga

Severe drought stops flamingos breeding at Spain’s Fuente de Piedra Lagoon

FLAMINGOS from all along the Mediterranean and north African coast usually head to the Fuente de Piedra lagoon near Malaga every year to breed. Unfortunately,

8 May, 2023 @ 11:15

Environment·Lead·Malaga

New Phone App Guide In Development For Hikers Hitting The Hills Of Spain's Alicante Area

New phone app being produced to help hikers hitting the hills of Spain’s Costa Blanca area

A new phone app is being developed to guide hikers around the natural beauty of Alicante province as well as providing extensive information about the

12 Mar, 2023 @ 08:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

Controversial solar farm plans rejected in ‘protected area’ of Spain’s Costa Blanca

PLANS for two solar farms have been scuppered over concerns about their environmental impact on a ‘protected’ Alicante Province area. The proposals envisaged taking up

4 Jan, 2023 @ 18:19

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

New signs unveiled in Spain’s Alhaurin de la Torre in bid to protect ducklings crossing road

Alhaurin de la Torre in Malaga has installed roadside signs to try and protect the ducklings in the area. The City Council, through the Department

3 Dec, 2022 @ 10:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Flying comeback: UK Conservation Without Borders: Missing Osprey lands on Galicia beach near A Coruña

A CLOSELY monitored Osprey has surprised its trackers and landed on the shores of Spain after it vanished out at sea for more than two

17 Sep, 2022 @ 13:00

Environment·Lead·National News

Tough to swallow: Man fined €200,000 for destroying birds nests in Spain’s Menorca

A MAN from Menorca looks set to be fined €200,000 for destroying five swallow nests located in a building in Alaior, Menorca. The man was

8 Jul, 2022 @ 16:30

Balearic Islands·Lead

Heatwave: How unseasonably high temperatures are taking a toll on Spain’s nesting birds

BABY birds are crawling out of their nests and plummeting to their deaths as they try to escape soaring temperatures one of the earliest heatwaves

16 Jun, 2022 @ 19:46

Lead·National News·Nature·Weather

Plans move forward to cut bird electrocutions on power lines and deaths in wind turbines across Spain

MAPPED: New research highlights extreme danger wind turbines pose to migratory birds in Spain

SCIENTISTS have tracked the migratory routes of hundreds of birds to highlight the areas in Europe and North Africa where they are at most risk

12 Apr, 2022 @ 18:39

Environment·Lead·National News·Nature

Police catch dive-bombing hawk that attacked humans and caused terror in Spanish town

A BIRD of prey that was causing havoc in the town of Tobarra, Albacete has finally been caught. The Harris hawk had escaped from its

28 Mar, 2022 @ 15:31

Lead·National News

Local council goes batty for biodiversity and protection from insects on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SHELTERS for bats and next boxes for birds have been installed on Orihuela’s Palm Grove in a bid to increase biodiversity in the area. The

12 Nov, 2021 @ 18:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

The 13 birds to look out for in Andalucia and across southern Spain this autumn

These 13 high-flying highlights have got birdwatchers going wild

1 Nov, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·Nature·Olive Press Travel

GETTING BATTY for home comforts to fight off mosquitoes in a park area on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BATS and birds are being coaxed to have a home in a Costa Blanca park in order to fend off nasty pests and mosquitoes. Boxes

14 May, 2021 @ 15:46

Costa Blanca·Environment

FALLING FOWL: Management crisis puts Andalucia bird sanctuary under threat from drought and wild boar

Donana National Park is Europe's most important wetland, but some birds are at serious risk of extinction

24 Feb, 2019 @ 10:00

Huelva·Lead·Nature

Spanish city to banish 5,000 pigeons for ‘driving away’ tourists

AN Andalucian city has pledged to banish 5,000 pigeons amid complaints from restaurant and hotel owners that they are driving away tourists. Cadiz is set

15 Dec, 2018 @ 10:00

Cadiz·Environment·Food & Drink·Health·Lead·Nature·Other News