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 moves to ban wolf hunting and give species protected status Spain has taken steps to award the Iberian wolf protected status which will mean a complete ban on hunting the species. https://www.thelocal.es/20210205/spain-moves-to-declare-iberian-wolf-a-protected-species Fri, 05 Feb 2021 16:27:35 +0100 spain-moves-to-declare-iberian-wolf-a-protected-species Wolf beheaded in Spain amid row over sheep killings Poachers in the northern Spanish region of Asturias have left the decapitated head of a wolf in a public swimming pool, the latest barbaric attack against a species that's constantly at risk in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20180828/wolf-beheaded-in-spain-amid-row-over-sheep-killings Tue, 28 Aug 2018 11:44:30 +0200 wolf-beheaded-in-spain-amid-row-over-sheep-killings Wolf kills beloved pet dog at farmhouse door in Galicia A family in Spain’s northwestern region of Galicia were left distraught after a wolf came to their door and slaughtered their pet Pomeranian. https://www.thelocal.es/20161122/wolf-kills-beloved-pet-dog-in-galicia-at-farmhouse-door Tue, 22 Nov 2016 16:19:02 +0100 wolf-kills-beloved-pet-dog-in-galicia-at-farmhouse-door Spanish parents win battle to name their newborn son 'Wolf' After a very public campaign, a couple from Madrid have been told they can name their son 'Lobo'. https://www.thelocal.es/20160803/spanish-parents-win-battle-to-name-their-newborn-son-wolf Wed, 03 Aug 2016 18:26:12 +0200 spanish-parents-win-battle-to-name-their-newborn-son-wolf Spanish parents fight for right to name their son 'Wolf' New parents Ignacio and Maria are furious after being told that "Lobo" - meaning Wolf – was not an appropriate name for their newborn son. https://www.thelocal.es/20160728/spanish-parents-fight-for-right-to-name-their-son-wolf Thu, 28 Jul 2016 13:46:47 +0200 spanish-parents-fight-for-right-to-name-their-son-wolf Police hunt macabre 'wolf decapitator' of Asturias 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