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 Their comeback from the brink of extinction has been hailed as one of Europe’s greatest wildlife success stories, but that has been tainted by the news that at least four Iberian lynx have been killed this year through illegal hunting. https://www.thelocal.es/20191004/hunters-kill-four-protected-iberian-lynx-in-central-spain Fri, 04 Oct 2019 14:19:00 +0200 hunters-kill-four-protected-iberian-lynx-in-central-spain 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 Spain is home to some of the most varied wildlife in Europe. From the brown bears of the Pyrenees to the cave-dwelling bearded vulture, Spain’s range of topographies allows for a vast assortment of indigenous animals. https://www.thelocal.es/20190506/in-pics-these-are-spains-most-endangered-species Mon, 06 May 2019 18:00:06 +0200 in-pics-these-are-spains-most-endangered-species It has been more than a century since Iberian lynx last roamed the hills and forests of Catalonia. But a photograph snapped by a wildlife officer this proves they have made a comeback. https://www.thelocal.es/20180601/iberian-lynx Fri, 01 Jun 2018 18:35:40 +0200 iberian-lynx A wolf’s head was left dangling from a roadsign in Salas, northern Spain on Monday morning, the latest in a spate of macabre crimes against the protected species. https://www.thelocal.es/20160531/police-hunt-wolf-decapitator-of-asturias Tue, 31 May 2016 15:08:11 +0200 police-hunt-wolf-decapitator-of-asturias Two Iberian lynx were killed by cars in the province of Jaén within less than a week. https://www.thelocal.es/20160223/two-endangered-lynx-killed-by-cars-within-a-week Tue, 23 Feb 2016 13:50:38 +0100 two-endangered-lynx-killed-by-cars-within-a-week Conservationists will start using drone technology to track the world's most endangered cat as the species battles to survive in the Andalusian countryside. https://www.thelocal.es/20151229/drones-to-keep-watchful-eye-over-endangered-iberian-lynx-spain Tue, 29 Dec 2015 12:15:17 +0100 drones-to-keep-watchful-eye-over-endangered-iberian-lynx-spain 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 The world's most endangered feline species, the Iberian lynx, is making a comeback in Spain after being pushed to the brink of extinction, but the costly efforts to reintroduce the spotted cat into the wild face an unexpected enemy - cars. https://www.thelocal.es/20150619/cars-threaten-worlds-most-endangered-feline Fri, 19 Jun 2015 10:36:51 +0200 cars-threaten-worlds-most-endangered-feline 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 The oldest bear in Spain's Pyrenees could be sterilized to give other males in the mountainous region a chance to reproduce, something impossible up to now given the sexual appetite and aggressiveness of this 'king of the forest'. https://www.thelocal.es/20140606/spains-pyros-bear-pyrinees-castrated Fri, 06 Jun 2014 16:05:00 +0200 spains-pyros-bear-pyrinees-castrated 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 Scientists have begun work on bringing the Spanish bucardo back to life – a mountain goat endemic to Spain which became extinct in 2000. https://www.thelocal.es/20131127/spains-extinct-goat-to-be-brought-back-to-life Wed, 27 Nov 2013 13:20:21 +0100 spains-extinct-goat-to-be-brought-back-to-life An analysis of the nectar and pollen collected by two colonies of 40,000 honey bees has been enough for a gold company to determine that their mine in northern Spain is safe to re-open. https://www.thelocal.es/20130823/metal-detector-bees-give-gold-mine-green-light Fri, 23 Aug 2013 18:13:00 +0200 metal-detector-bees-give-gold-mine-green-light Ten of the critically endangered wild cat species have been run over on Spanish roads this year, leading wildlife charity WWF to slam the government's failure to take action. https://www.thelocal.es/20130819/iberian-lynx-road-deaths-cause-outrage Mon, 19 Aug 2013 17:49:00 +0200 iberian-lynx-road-deaths-cause-outrage