Nature

SPAIN is known for its natural diversity – one moment you’re stretched out on a sun-bleached beach along the southern coast; the next, you’re strapping on skis in the mountains. But just an hour outisde Málaga, there’s a landscape that feels entirely removed from reality. El Torcal National Park feels like entering a different world. The drive sets the tone. …

YOU may not count on it, however within the very coronary heart of the Costa del Sol is a spot the place no two visits are ever the identical. Nature is at all times shifting, evolving, and provoking emotion every single day of the 12 months.  That extraordinary place is BIOPARC Fuengirola – you uncover it for the primary time, …

In Spain, a NEW model has been launched to rejuvenate forests and prevent fires by better caring for local landscapes. WWF’s Rural Labscape initiative restores abandoned spaces in Vall de Almonacid. The aim is to create resilient, Mediterranean-friendly spaces. Wildfires across Spain have ‘profoundly transformed’ the landscape – areas once filled with long grass, healthy olive groves and tall trees …

Dozens of loggerhead turtles were born on Benidorm’s Levante coast on Thursday, just after midnight. A number of passersby on Avenida de Madrid reported sightings in the sand of turtles. Oceanografic experts arrived and the police officers cordoned it off. READ MORE Police with a baby turtle Overnight, teams tried to find the nest of a turtle at Levante by …

A government census shows that the Iberian Wolf population in SPAIN is declining. Figures According to figures compiled by Ministry for Ecological Transition, the Iberian Lynx has now surpassed the wolf in terms of numbers. The lynx was once on the verge of extinction. The Secretary of State for the Environment, Hugo Moran, confirmed that ‘there are fewer wolves than …

The Balearic Islands launched an urgent operation to combat the spread of invasive serpents. Researchers from the University of Oxford have made an alarming discovery on Sa Dragonera, a protected island. At the end of April, a camera trap placed by Oxford scientists – who were monitoring nests of the endangered Balearic shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus) – captured the first image …

Following a rescue mission of high stakes by Spanish authorities and marine protection groups, an orca that was caught in discarded fishing equipment in the Strait of Gibraltar has been released. A barrel, a buoy and several ropes were tightly entangled in the orca’s right pectoral. It was one of 11 whales that had been spotted near Cape Spartel hunting …

A Portuguese Man o’ War is spotted again on the Costa del Sol. On Sunday, a specimen of deadly jellyfish washed ashore on Carvajal Beach in Fuengirola. Fuengirola Se Queja, an Instagram account, put out a warning to its users, highlighting that the Portuguese Man O’ War is ‘highly dangerous’ and is capable of killing humans.  READ MORE Man o’ …