Government wants preservation plan for Portugal’s wolves that works
ICNF ‘Action Plan’ has seen wolf population continue to decline The government has given the ICNF (Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests) three months to present a proposal for the
Researchers find unknown 300 million-year-old species of fern
Researchers from the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra (FCTUC) have discovered a plant fossil in Anadia, in the district of Aveiro, which corresponds to a
Practically-extinct snail species brought ‘back from brink’ on Madeiran Desertas Islands
“Hope has been reborn” – biologist An international rescue mission set up to ‘save’ critically-endangered snail species from the Desertas Islands of the Madeiran archipelago has succeeded in ‘reintroducing’ more
Portugal’s wolf population down to roughly 300
Already outdated national census shows precarious wolf presence declining The area of wolf presence in Portugal has decreased by 20% and the number of packs detected has fallen by 8%
Vila do Bispo buys coastal estate for nearly €1 million
Estate is located in Budens and is teeming with biodiversity The municipal council of Vila do Bispo has acquired Herdade da Boca do Rio, a 128-hectare estate in Budens, through
EDP solar project requires felling of hundreds of holm and cork oaks
Company “guarantees three times as many oaks will be planted” Another “massive photovoltaic project for Europe” to be sited in Portugal – and hundreds more protected tree species’ will need
Portuguese study discovers that octopuses and fish ‘hunt together’
A new Portuguese-led study has found that octopuses team up with fish to hunt together. Marine biologists spent around 120 hours at sea, observing ‘octopus hunting groups’ and different species
Portugal “far from international target of protecting 30% of ocean by 2030”
Environmental association ZERO has warned the government of the urgent need to increase the network of Marine Protected Areas, pointing out that only a tiny part of what was agreed
SPEA wants to create national network of bird sanctuaries
SPEA, the Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds has launched a fundraising campaign to create a national network of sanctuaries to reverse the ‘worrying decline’ of species. The aim,
Algarve set on becoming top international diving destination
Algarve offers “diving experiences that few destinations can match” The Algarve is on a mission to establish itself as a world-class diving destination, with a focus on promoting the Pedra