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 [...]

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 [...]

IT is one of the sweetest investments to be made in the Axarquia for years. The Junta has agreed to cough up 355,000 euros to help turn the Colmenar honey museum into one of Europe’s best. As well as investing in new honey-making equipment, the money will be spent on upgrading the museum, marketing and [...]

AFTER the extinction of the Alimoche vulture in Malaga, Andalucia is stepping up efforts to save another endangered species. The Junta’s environment department has so far rescued 15 chicks born to the Spanish Imperial Eagle this year. All the birds were taken to the San Jeronimo centre, in Sevilla, as part of its protection programme [...]

MALAGA’S last breeding pair of rare Egyptian vultures have been found dead, making the species extinct in the province. By Nicola Cowell The pair of Alimoche Vultures were found by the Guadalteba reservoir by environmental officers who had been monitoring the critically-endangered species for the last 12 years. Andalucia’s Association for the Defence of Nature [...]

A YOUNG Brown bear has been spotted in the Castilla y Leon region for the first time in more than 100 years. Following reports that a bee hive had been damaged by a bear in Valderredible, near the Burgos border, experts examined the tracks and found the young bear. Experts say it is not unusual [...]

MADRID is set to bring in a new law to give cash to farmers whose animals are being killed by wolves in the region. The Iberian wolf, hunted almost to extinction in the 1970s, has returned to the mountains of Madrid. Farmers are calling for action to be taken to protect their livelihood or, they [...]

A TOTAL of 22 whales have been officially counted in the Straits of Gibraltar this summer. In a project, organised by CIRCE (Conservation, Information and Research on Cetaceans), almost 100 volunteers came from as far as Brazil to count the whales. In total they recorded 20 Humpback whales and two Sperm whales, which according to [...]

JUST a short drive away from the Costa del Sol lies some unforgettable scenery, rich in history, begging to be discovered on foot, writes Mark Davidson Most people’s idea of a perfect holiday can be found just 15 minutes up the coast from Malaga airport. Yet a 90-minute drive away from the airport will take [...]

THOUSANDS of years after their extinction, bison will once again roam free in Cantabria. A nature reserve in Poland has sent five bison to Spain to strengthen its dwindling population of just 42. Cantabria was once the natural home for the species. The creatures are famously pictured in the 30,000-year old rock paintings at the [...]

IT’S green fuel – literally and figuratively. Microalgae could be the future of biodiesel. In conjunction with Cepsa, scientists from the University of Huelva are investigating the viability of indigenous species of seaweed producing oil.