Publisher Jon Clarke thinks we shouldn’t be complacent about the growing stocks of red tuna

IT should, of course, come easy for a bird, and now a family of Egyptian vultures are the latest group to start Twittering… as well as allowing cameras into their private lives! By Wendy Williams The every move of four of the stunning ‘Alimoche’ vultures – Sahel, Trigo, Duna and Vegade – is being tracked [...]

RECENTLY on the verge of extinction, now red tuna could actually be making a comeback. Scientists have confirmed that a plan, put in place in 2006 to recuperate numbers, is starting to reap success. But they warn that strict limits must be maintained until at least 2013. This follows years of campaigning to save the [...]

ALMOST 100 mothers have bared their breasts in public in celebration of World Breastfeeding Week 2010. Mums and babies gathered together in Federico García Lorca Park in Granada in a bid to promote breastfeeding and show that woman can breastfeed their baby “whereever necessary.” In recent years the number of women choosing to breastfeed their [...]

SPAIN has the third highest level of child obesity in the world.  By Wendy Williams  The issue has become Spain’s “public enermy number one,” according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), who commissioned the report.  Over the last 30 years, obesity has spread to “epidemic” proportions, despite billions of euros being spent [...]

EATING walnuts could help you deal with stress and reduce blood pressure and cholesterol. By Wendy Williams The autumn bounty, which is currently being harvested around inland Andalucia, is a fabulous way to stay healthy. The findings come after Penn State University studied 22 adults with high levels of bad cholesterol. The group were given [...]

MORE than 300 protesters have manned the ski lifts to protest against plans to ‘steal’ more water for artificial snow in the Sierra Nevada. By Jane Brooke Organised by Ecologistas en Accion, the group marched against a new dam being constructed high in the national park. The protesters insist that the project – which is [...]

IT’S often said to be worth its weight in gold. And the arrival of autumn means only one thing for many of the inhabitants of Castilla-La-Mancha – time to harvest its ever precious saffron. This month the historic town of Consuegra is holding its annual Saffron Rose Festival. Organised to coincide with the harvest, the [...]

AN investigation has been launched into the deaths of hundreds of fish in the Guadalhorce River in Pizarra. The local IU party has blamed the poor design of a new concrete ford which prevents the fish from passing through. He said the concrete tubes were too small and constrictive for the fish. Boss Miguel Esteban [...]

THE EU has stepped in to investigate a controversial plan that would see one of Andalucía’s last virgin beaches destroyed by urban speculation. By Wendy Williams The European Commission is investigating whether to oppose the scheme to build a twin hotel complex at El Palmar, near Vejer de la Frontera. Over 50,000 signatures have so [...]

A TRIO of protest groups have united to oppose plans to build ‘a speculative’ airport on protected land, near Antequera. By Jon Clarke SEO Birdlife has joined the IU political party and local residents group Antequera Habitable to fight the huge project that threatens a key feeding ground for Andalucia’s rare flamingo. The scheme – [...]

BEING so close to Africa it is perhaps not that surprising that Andalucía is full of creepy crawlies of the flying and crawling variety.  By Wendy Williams  Every year millions of people are bitten or stung by these poisonous creatures with snake bites alone causing around 60 fatalities a year.  Now, British naturalist Dr Vejay [...]