Mar Menor wins UN recognition

Mar Menor wins UN recognition

The initiative to reverse the decline of the Mar Menor has been recognised by the United Nations. Yesterday (Wednesday) the project was named as one of three World Restoration Flagships for this year at the Oceans Conference in Nice. These garlands are awarded for...
Lynx cubs born in the wild in Murcia

Lynx cubs born in the wild in Murcia

Two Iberian lynx cubs have been born in Murcia, the first since the reintroduction programme of the large cat began in the region at the beginning of 2023. “This is a historic moment in the conservation of this emblematic species, which comes just two years...
Turtle time is here again

Turtle time is here again

The loggerhead turtle nesting season is here; and all beachgoers are asked to be vigilant. More and more of these endangered marine reptiles are choosing to lay their eggs along Spain’s Mediterranean coast, far from their traditional nesting grounds in Turkey,...
The best vulture restaurant in town

The best vulture restaurant in town

Staff from the Ordesa y Monte Perdido national park provide food for carrion feeders all year round. They reported today that most of the birds that arrive at the site in Escuaín in the Pyrenees of Huesca province are vultures. “The larger bones are chopped up...