The Supreme Court in Madrid on Thursday handed down a definitive ruling that the Spanish state be paid €1.6 billion ($1.9 billion) in damages over the 2002 Prestige oil spill, one of Europe's worst environmental disasters.
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.
For decades, plastic straws have been essential props for cocktail makers, smoothie lovers and fast food addicts. But that may be starting to change, thanks largely to vigorous environmental campaigning.
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.
Regional authorities in Murcia have launched a campaign to rid the Spanish coast of plastic waste after it emerged a sperm whale found dead on the beach had died from plastic poisoning.
Extraordinary footage of fin whales feeding at the surface have been captured for the first time by conservationist using a drone camera off the Catalan coast.
The storm that swept across Spain’s southern tip last weekend not only caused damage to boats, cars and buildings along the coast but also brought devastation to the starfish population.
The government of the Balearic Islands have announced plans to ban the sale of all disposable plastics by 2020 in a radical move to rid the sea and coast of plastic detritus.
The Alhambra fortress-palace in Granada is one of Spain’s most popular tourist sights, attracting thousands of visitors each day to marvel at its pillared courtyards and filigree arches.
Marine rescuers have slammed misguided bathers after the death of a stranded infant dolphin off a beach in southern Spain, blaming them for hastening its death with their quest for the ultimate holiday snap.
Authorities in Spain's Canary Islands have kept beaches open to the public but warned holidaymakers against touching potentially irritating microalgae blooms that have infested the waters.
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.
A wildfire that threatened a nature reserve in southern Spain designated as a World Heritage site has been brought under control, officials said Tuesday after evacuating over 2,000 people including tourists.
Firefighters were battling on Monday to contain a blaze threatening a renowned national park in southern Spain which has already led to the evacuation of some 2,000 people.
Spain will not reopen a giant underwater gas storage facility in the Mediterranean because of the risk that
it could trigger earthquakes if it resumes operations, the government said on Wednesday.
Spanish coast guard crews worked Sunday to clean up a three-kilometre (1.9-mile) long diesel slick off the holiday island of Gran Canaria after a passenger ferry slammed into a pier.
Cantábrico, a new feature-length nature documentary, is released in cinemas across Spain on Friday and it promises to show you Spain as you have never seen it before.
European researchers based in Barcelona said on Tuesday they had developed a cheaper and more efficient superconducting tape which could one day be used to double the potency of wind turbines.
