The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spanish conservationists lament 'dark day' as two brown bears shot by hunters Two of Spain’s protected brown bears have been shot dead by hunters in separate incidents during wild boar hunts on Sunday, striking a blow to a conservation programme that has seen the population grow from near extinction. https://www.thelocal.es/20201130/spain-conservationists-lament-dark-day-as-two-brown-bears-shot-by-hunters Mon, 30 Nov 2020 18:10:01 +0100 spain-conservationists-lament-dark-day-as-two-brown-bears-shot-by-hunters How elusive brown bears have become a tourist attraction in northern Spain Daylight is only just breaking over Spain's Cantabrian Mountains and already a dozen enthusiasts are up and about in the hope of spotting a brown bear. https://www.thelocal.es/20191004/in-northwest-spain-conservation-efforts-pay-off-as-bears-thrive Fri, 04 Oct 2019 11:32:12 +0200 in-northwest-spain-conservation-efforts-pay-off-as-bears-thrive 'No to bears': Farmers in Spain's Pyrenees protest against predators re-introduction Hundreds of Spanish livestock farmers staged a protest Thursday in the Pyrenees town of Ainsa against the re-introduction of brown bears to the mountain region saying the predators are a menace to their flocks. https://www.thelocal.es/20190823/hundreds-of-pyrenees-livestock-farmers-protest-predator-bears Fri, 23 Aug 2019 10:22:16 +0200 hundreds-of-pyrenees-livestock-farmers-protest-predator-bears Shepherds on French-Spanish border fear that bears will strike again As day breaks over the Pyrenees mountains, hundreds of sheep scuttle up a valley, the clanging of their neck bells echoing around the hills that fringe the French-Spanish border. https://www.thelocal.es/20190805/shepherds-in-south-west-france-fear-that-bears-will-strike-again Mon, 05 Aug 2019 10:46:39 +0200 shepherds-in-south-west-france-fear-that-bears-will-strike-again Spanish brown bear wanders across border into Portugal, the first in 175 years The first brown bear sighting in Portugal in more than a century was confirmed by wildlife experts on Thursday, after reports of an animal in the northeast of the country. https://www.thelocal.es/20190509/spanish-brown-bear-wanders-across-border-into-portugal-the-first-in-over-a-century Thu, 09 May 2019 19:22:40 +0200 spanish-brown-bear-wanders-across-border-into-portugal-the-first-in-over-a-century VIDEO: Late night bear encounter in northern Spain sparks anger The occupants of a car who chased down two frightened bears in the mountains of Cantabria, northern Spain, have been criticized for animal abuse. https://www.thelocal.es/20171130/late-night-bear-encounter-in-northern-spain-sparks-anger Thu, 30 Nov 2017 13:15:45 +0100 late-night-bear-encounter-in-northern-spain-sparks-anger Debate over Pyrenean bears leads to death threats A row between locals and wildlife agents over bears living in the Pyrenean mountains has escalated as farmers blame the wild animals for attacks on their sheep. https://www.thelocal.es/20170830/debate-over-violent-pyrenean-bears-leads-to-death-threats Wed, 30 Aug 2017 12:57:33 +0200 debate-over-violent-pyrenean-bears-leads-to-death-threats Bear chases flock of 209 sheep off a cliff to their death in Pyrenees A bear is being blamed for the deaths of an entire flock of sheep which were found at the base of a cliff in the Pyrenees near the border between France and Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20170724/bear-chases-flock-of-209-sheep-off-a-cliff-to-their-death Mon, 24 Jul 2017 12:24:47 +0200 bear-chases-flock-of-209-sheep-off-a-cliff-to-their-death Drought threatens Spain's wild bears with starvation A very dry summer and poor fruit harvest has left Spain’s population of wild brown bears suffering from malnutrition. https://www.thelocal.es/20161003/drought-sends-spains-starving-wild-bears-in-search-of-honey Mon, 03 Oct 2016 13:41:34 +0200 drought-sends-spains-starving-wild-bears-in-search-of-honey Protected brown bear found shot dead in northern Spain Spanish police opened an investigation on Monday after tourists discovered the body of a brown bear, a protected species in Spain, with a single gunshot wound to the chest. https://www.thelocal.es/20160912/protected-brown-bear-found-shot-dead-in-spain Mon, 12 Sep 2016 17:13:39 +0200 protected-brown-bear-found-shot-dead-in-spain Spain's mild winter is waking bears from hibernation early Brown bears in the Pyrenees have been spotted waking early from their winter slumber thanks to the warm weather but there's a cold front coming. https://www.thelocal.es/20160114/warm-weather-wakes-bears-up-early-from-slumber-but-cold-winds-to-come Thu, 14 Jan 2016 16:48:29 +0100 warm-weather-wakes-bears-up-early-from-slumber-but-cold-winds-to-come DNA confirms endangered lynx has returned to Madrid after 40 years Scientists are able to confirm that the world’s most endangered feline is making a comeback in the hills around Spain’s capital after an absence of four decades. https://www.thelocal.es/20151201/dna-confirms-endangered-lynx-returns-to-madrid-after-40-years Tue, 01 Dec 2015 14:59:32 +0100 dna-confirms-endangered-lynx-returns-to-madrid-after-40-years Climbing a tree is no picnic for this adorable family of Spanish bears A family of bears has been captured on film trying – and failing – to climb a tree in the Spanish Pyrenees. https://www.thelocal.es/20151103/climbing-a-tree-is-no-picnic-for-these-spanish-bears Tue, 03 Nov 2015 12:12:25 +0100 climbing-a-tree-is-no-picnic-for-these-spanish-bears Un-bear-lievable! Bear filmed on late night run A driver in northern Spain got more than he bargained for recently when a sprinting brown bear was caught in his headlights. https://www.thelocal.es/20150624/un-bear-lievable-bear-filmed-on-late-night-run Wed, 24 Jun 2015 13:27:23 +0200 un-bear-lievable-bear-filmed-on-late-night-run