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Residents and businesses in Madeira and Porto Santo are being asked to switch off unnecessary outdoor lighting for three hours on Friday night in a bid to help young shearwaters The post Madeira urged to switch off lights to help young shearwaters reach the sea appeared first on Portugal Resident.
A 120kg loggerhead turtle has returned to the sea after spending around two decades in human care, following a successful rehabilitation programme at Zoomarine Algarve. Molly, a Caretta caretta turtle, The post 120kg turtle, Molly, returns to sea after 20 years in human care appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Pangea, the elephant sanctuary created in the Alentejo, is finally preparing for the arrival of its second retiree from a life of captivity, Kariba, aged around 40, and currently still The post Alentejo elephant sanctuary prepares for new retiree from captivity appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Kariba should join Julie soon. The trip was already planned but had to be postponed due to a problem with one of her legs.
Skip to main content Skip to navigation After three months in the nest, young Cory’s shearwaters on Corvo are ready to take wing Every autumn, Corvo Island in the Azores turns off its public lighting for a few key days to help fledgling Cory’s shearwaters as they attempt to fly to the ocean guided b
Portugal creates a sanctuary to provide a better life for elephants rescued from zoos and circuses across Europe.
The last circus elephant in Portugal is already bathing in the mud on land in Vila Viçosa and Alandroal. A new resident is expected to arrive in November at this sanctuary, which does not allow visitors.
The Pangea elephant sanctuary, in Alentejo, will receive a second resident in mid-November and discussions are underway for the arrival of a third in early next year, it was revealed today.
Action plan seeks to consolidate a population of 394 animals, restore habitats, and reconcile lynx expansion with Iberian wolf conservation.
The Ministry of the Environment explains that the plan establishes a new conservation phase focused on consolidating existing populations.
A new conservation strategy has been launched to enhance the protection of the Iberian lynx and support the growth of its population across Portuguese territory.
Animal breeders are desperate due to daily attacks by the Iberian wolf, which is killing goats, sheep, horses, and cows.
After two decades of conservation work, including the restoration of the Laurissilva forest, it was possible to save the bird from being 'on the verge of extinction', but for experts, 'the work is not over'.
The project has a total budget of 500,000 euros, intended to support hunting zones with control results above their respective historical average.
Support is intended for entities that own or manage hunting grounds, up to a limit of 2,000 euros per hunting area, in order to reduce agricultural and forestry losses and road accidents.
The Asian hornet has now been sighted in every district of the country. The species arrived in the Baixo Alentejo and the Algarve for the first time last year.
On World Migratory Bird Day, Quercus revealed that an electrocuted short-toed snake eagle was recovered and returned to the wild — a rare outcome for this type of accident.
Portuguese environmental organisation Quercus is calling for the creation of a “structured and comprehensive” plan to control the rise in the wild boar population in urban areas, considering the government’s The post NGO calls for structured, comprehensive plan to control rise in numbers of wild boar appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The environmental association considers the Government's culling plan insufficient. The measures they present include crop protection, compensating affected farmers, and promoting sustainable hunting.
The environmental organization's position comes at a time when problems have been reported in different regions of the country, such as agricultural damage and road accidents, due to the presence of wild boars.
In an interview regarding his book 'Portugal Selvagem - Extinções e Regressos' (Wild Portugal - Extinctions and Returns), co-authored with Miguel Brandão Pimenta, Paulo Caetano discusses the successful recovery of species such as the Iberian lynx, the European beaver, and various birds of prey. He highlights the importance of conservation strategies, the potential for the return of the brown bear, and the role of human intervention in restoring biodiversity, while noting that the recovery of species is rarely a priority for policymakers.
Portugal is focusing on conservation efforts to protect the Iberian lynx and is exploring the potential reintroduction of the bearded vulture, also known as the lammergeier.
