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 The hunting season is underway in Spain so this is recommended reading for anyone who likes to take a walk or lives in rural areas. https://www.thelocal.es/20200918/how-to-stay-safe-during-this-years-hunting-season-in-rural-spain Fri, 18 Sep 2020 16:00:52 +0200 how-to-stay-safe-during-this-years-hunting-season-in-rural-spain Is taking a small knife to cut fruit or sandwiches on the beach in illegal in Spain? What about carrying a hunting knife in the countryside? Spain has some pretty specific rules when it comes to knives. https://www.thelocal.es/20230703/what-are-the-rules-on-carrying-knives-in-spain Mon, 03 Jul 2023 18:42:56 +0200 what-are-the-rules-on-carrying-knives-in-spain 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 A four-year-old child shot during a hunting expedition in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia has died, police said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.es/20190120/child-shot-during-spanish-hunt-dies Sun, 20 Jan 2019 12:51:42 +0100 child-shot-during-spanish-hunt-dies Spain’s hunting associations have lost 90,000 licensees in the past decade, leading experts to suggest that the shooting practise is dying out in a country with a lingering reputation for animal cruelty. https://www.thelocal.es/20181224/are-spains-hunters-becoming-extinct Mon, 24 Dec 2018 13:22:38 +0100 are-spains-hunters-becoming-extinct A hunter has been charged with the double murder of two forestry guards in Aspa, near Lleida, after he shot them at point blank range when asked to show his hunting licence. https://www.thelocal.es/20170123/hunter-kills-two-forest-rangers-when-asked-for-gun-licence-in-catalonia Mon, 23 Jan 2017 13:37:35 +0100 hunter-kills-two-forest-rangers-when-asked-for-gun-licence-in-catalonia A Spanish comedian has sparked an outcry reminiscent of that heard over Cecil the lion when photos surfaced of him posing with a dead leopard this week. https://www.thelocal.es/20160322/spanish-celeb-causes-outrage-with-pic-posing-with-dead-leopard Tue, 22 Mar 2016 13:57:11 +0100 spanish-celeb-causes-outrage-with-pic-posing-with-dead-leopard The killing of Zimbabwe’s iconic lion Cecil for a fee of €50,000 ($55,000) initially thought to have been carried out by a Spanish hunter has shone the light on the strength of Spanish patronage of the big game hunting industry. https://www.thelocal.es/20150727/spaniards-who-hunt-lions-in-africa-are-a-disgrace Mon, 27 Jul 2015 14:29:42 +0200 spaniards-who-hunt-lions-in-africa-are-a-disgrace Environmentalists have accused Spain's ruling Popular Party (PP) of being in the pocket of big business after the government on Wednesday voted to postpone an end to shooting in areas where wildlife is protected. https://www.thelocal.es/20141113/government-allows-hunting-in-national-parks Thu, 13 Nov 2014 17:42:00 +0100 government-allows-hunting-in-national-parks Two Spanish citizens have been arrested in Iran for allegedly hunting reptiles in a protected area, state-run IRNA news agency reported on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140505/spanish-poachers Mon, 05 May 2014 12:50:00 +0200 spanish-poachers King Juan Carlos allegedly spent €2 million ($2.75m) of National Heritage money in 2007 on a hunting pavilion in which to exhibit his 'trophies' and weapons, a TV report claims. https://www.thelocal.es/20131219/spains-king-spent-2m-on-hunting-pavilion Thu, 19 Dec 2013 14:52:00 +0100 spains-king-spent-2m-on-hunting-pavilion