Ria Formosa seahorse population shows signs of recovery
Conservation efforts to save Ria Formosa’s endangered seahorse population are proving successful, with researchers reporting a “considerable increase” in numbers this year. The good news came from Sea Science Centre
Renature Monchique to be relaunched
‘Renature Monchique’, a project launched in 2019 to help replant vast areas of the borough devastated by a massive wildfire in 2018, is due to be relaunched at an event
Black vulture project aims to double number of critically endangered birds
“LIFE Aegypius return” represents investment of €3.7 million The ambitious “LIFE Aegypius return project – expansion of the black vulture population” aims to double the number of pairs of this
Scientists monitor pollinator insects; find several species of interest
Research “essential” for food production, says Coimbra science faculty A European project to monitor pollinator insects has allowed the discovery of several species of interest in Portugal, a team from
Azores island turns off lights to protect endangered seabirds
Corvo island hopes to ‘set an example’ over the hazards of light pollution For several days starting next week, the tiny island of Corvo in the Azores will be in
Invasive Atlantic blue crab now found in Alcantarilha stream
The invasive Atlantic blue crab species has been detected for the first time in the Ribeira de Alcantarilha stream in Silves. Reports local newspaper Terra Ruiva, two specimens have been
Volunteers to plant 42,000 trees in eight Algarve boroughs
Zoomarine theme park in Guia has announced the return of ‘Operação Montanha Verde’ (Operation Green Mountain), a tree-planting initiative which will take place on the mornings of November 6 and
Rescued sea turtle returns to sea 13 months later
Salina, a loggerhead sea turtle that was rescued from the banks of the Guadiana River by a fisherman in June 2021, was returned to the sea last week after being
Blue Tit – Small and beautiful
It’s easy to get excited about the seasonal return of the favourites of many such as the European bee-eaters, golden orioles and birds of prey such as the short-toed eagle,
Walking near the Ribeira de Alportel
The Ribeira de Alportel is a small river that rises in the Serra do Caldeirão just north of the town of São Brás that grew up on its southern bank.