Manuel Planelles

At the start of the century there were only 94 examples left in the wild. Fifteen years later, a conservation effort has boosted numbers to 547

A region unaccustomed to prolonged dry spells is now dealing with watering restrictions

Madrid and Barcelona once again exceeded European limits for nitrogen dioxide in 2016

Civil Guard and Europol break up a ring led by Spain-based Dutchman who made €20 million in profits

Authorities say wildfire that threatened the world-famous national park is now under control

Improved weather conditions raise hopes wildfire can soon be brought fully under control

Energy transition law is in the works, but electricity and transportation emissions must be reduced

Team led by Spanish MEP proposes target of 35%, above the Commission’s proposed 27%

The €1.7bn the offshore storage silo has cost the Spanish government will be passed on to consumers

One in four Spaniards exposed to unsafe levels of acoustic pollution because of roads

Government study of 16 vehicle models shows discrepancy between lab results and real world conditions

Five companies give up shale gas extraction plans in face of opposition and low prices

Latest Eurostat figures show clean power growth of just 0.01% between 2014 and 2015

State Attorney’s office to investigate displaying of cadavers in northern region of Asturias

Fully 98% of coal, gas and oil consumed in 2015 was purchased abroad, a 17-point rise from 1990

Despite shortfall of 1.1%, Brussels is confident Madrid will meet its overall goal of 20% by 2020

European Environment Agency points to a rise in premature mortality due to dirty air across Europe

European Parliament is worried about Ebro and Tajo rivers, and urges Mediterranean regions to use desalination plants

European Commission demands explanations for the 200,000 tires in Fuerteventura

Experienced divers are baffled by the bite a Madrid woman suffered in Gran Canaria

Traffic measures, parking bans and factory stoppages are raising awareness of issue

The summer of 2015 included the longest heatwave ever recorded in the country

Some 20,000 birds have been counted across Spain by one ornithologist group

Mallorca man becomes first Spaniard to enter jail for abuse as sentences toughen

Pedro Morenés admits it’s not the most likely scenario, but the theory hasn’t been ruled out The three men have not been heard from since Thursday, when their helicopter crashed

Spanish subsidiary of Volkswagen braces for fallout from emissions-test scandal Company says its vehicles are no longer sold with the affected motors

Zaragoza weather station registers 44.5ºC, the highest figure there since it opened in 1951