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 Spain's endangered Iberian Lynx population back on the rise Once on the verge of extinction, the Iberian lynx population in Spain and Portugal has risen more than 10-fold over the past 18 years, the Spanish government said Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20210529/spains-endangered-iberian-lynx-population-back-on-the-rise Sat, 29 May 2021 12:22:09 +0200 spains-endangered-iberian-lynx-population-back-on-the-rise WATCH: First Eurasion Lynx born in Spanish Pyrenees for more than a century Officially extinct in the region for more than a century, a Eurasion Lynx has been born in the Catalan Pyrenees. https://www.thelocal.es/20190808/watch-first-eurasion-lynx-born-in-spanish-pyrenees-for-more-than-a-century Thu, 08 Aug 2019 14:21:47 +0200 watch-first-eurasion-lynx-born-in-spanish-pyrenees-for-more-than-a-century How Spain brought the Iberian Lynx back from the brink of extinction In 2002, the Iberian lynx was identified as the world’s most endangered cat, with just 94 left in the wild and looked all set to become the first species of cat to die out since the sabre-toothed tiger 10,000 years ago. https://www.thelocal.es/20190513/how-spain-brought-the-iberian-lynx-back-from-the-brink-of-extinction Mon, 13 May 2019 14:26:41 +0200 how-spain-brought-the-iberian-lynx-back-from-the-brink-of-extinction Brown bear with taste for mare faces expulsion from Pyrenees Goiat, a brown bear aged between 12 and 14, who was transferred to the Spanish Pyrenees from his native Slovenia two years ago, has angered local farmers after committing a killing spree against livestock. https://www.thelocal.es/20180723/brown-bear-with-taste-for-mare-faces-expulsion-from-pyrenees Mon, 23 Jul 2018 13:13:07 +0200 brown-bear-with-taste-for-mare-faces-expulsion-from-pyrenees Road kill: Spain's wild cats face rising death toll Spain's critically endangered Iberian lynxes are facing annihilation with increasing numbers of the cats being run over by speeding cars. Scientists say it's time to act to save them before they all die out. https://www.thelocal.es/20140811/saving-the-iberian-lynxes-andalusia Mon, 11 Aug 2014 15:12:00 +0200 saving-the-iberian-lynxes-andalusia Hamster-sized deer born at Spanish zoo A baby Java mouse-deer, the smallest hoofed animal in the world, was recently born at a zoo in in the south of Spain, to the delight of staff. https://www.thelocal.es/20140423/hamster-sized-deer-born-at-spanish-zoo Wed, 23 Apr 2014 16:33:00 +0200 hamster-sized-deer-born-at-spanish-zoo Spain's football squad 'could save Iberian lynx' A leading expert has proposed that Spain's national football team should adopt the critically endangered wild cat as its mascot to draw attention to the animal's precarious status. https://www.thelocal.es/20140221/spains-world-cup-squad-to-save-iberian-lynx Fri, 21 Feb 2014 12:21:00 +0100 spains-world-cup-squad-to-save-iberian-lynx