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 23 Aug, 2024 @ 12:45 Animals·Lead·National News
Invasive SNAKES are on the rise in Spain’s Mallorca, experts warn, after 1.6 metre serpent is discovered HORSESHOE WHIP snakes are rising in population and size in Mallorca after a large specimen of the invasive species was discovered on a Llucmajor road. 6 Sep, 2023 @ 17:15 Animals·Balearic Islands·Environment·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca
Swimmer in Spain’s Valencia arrested at beach for seizing exotic turtle to use as dog food GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A MAN has been arrested at Valencia’s Malvarosa beach after finding an exotic turtle while bathing which he 9 Aug, 2023 @ 12:00 Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Nature·Valencia·Valencian Community
Alien invasion: Asian algae taking over Spanish waters AN Asian algae now declared an ‘invasive species’ is causing havoc on native biodiversity. In just a year it has spread 400 kilometres along Spanish 28 Aug, 2022 @ 12:00 Environment·Lead·National News
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 Dam, 19 Apr, 2021 @ 12:45 Environment·Lead·Other News
BEAST FROM THE EAST: Andalucia’s Christmas chestnut crops DESTROYED by wasp from China SWEET chestnut harvests in Andalucia have been decimated by insects from the Far East this Christmas. The chestnut gall wasp from China is thought to 30 Dec, 2018 @ 12:30 Environment·Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga·Nature