Animals

The presence of two pigs in Idiazabal  has raised concerns about the presence of two pigs which, according to the City Council, belong to an invasive species and are therefore captured and controlled by the forest guards of the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa while their owners appear. 

It is a viral disease, belonging to the Reoviridae family, which affects ruminants, whether domestic or wild.

The silly turtle rescued in March off the coast of San Sebastian was released this morning, two miles from the coast, after being guarded at the Aquarium of San Sebastian.

The circus was set up on the 16th of August without permission from the City Hall, and will offer shows every afternoon until this Saturday.

Under the slogan "This is not culture, this is torture", the anti-bullfighting platform has gathered dozens of people this afternoon in front of the Plaza de Toros in Bilbao. During the Big Week, bullfights are held and calls for an end to them. They will meet every day to demand the closure of the bullring.

At this morning's rally in Arriaga Square, Euskotren workers demanded that the company advertise in a manner consistent with public values and respectful of animal welfare.

The animal from a herd of more than 200 sheep vaccinated against the disease has tested positive for serotype 3 of the bluetongue.

In the Amboselian ecosystem, one of Kenya's leading tourist hotspots, efforts are being made to find out what caused the deaths of at least 20 elephants. Animals exhibit the same symptoms: paralysis, difficulty walking and respiratory problems. Wildlife plays a major role in the economy and growing concern, while veterinarians, scientists and authorities continue to study the source of the disease.

The investigation was initiated following a complaint filed by a neighbour of Cuenca, but the damage has been detected in more provinces.

The park ofSendavivahas documented how the animals responded to the sudden darkness caused by the eclipse. The eclipse changed the activity of these animals: some gathered together, others advanced their habits of rest, and when the light returned, some resumed their activity.

The cattle have shared the market with sheep, donkeys, yeguas and birds, after the government has blurred measures against contagious nodular dermatosis. Since October 2025, these cattle have been banned from fairs to prevent the spread of the disease.

Interviewed on Radio Euskadi Amaia Barredo , Counsellor for Fisheries, Rural Development, Agriculture and Fisheries of the Basque Government, has recalled that since the last cases were detected in Sardinia last March, there have been no new cases in the European Union, although she has advocated maintaining preventive measures.

The evolution of the health situation makes it possible to recover part of the activity of the livestock sector, they say from the Basque Government.

Zambi, 50, arrived in Cabárceno from Germany in 1994 and was one of the oldest females in the park. The conflict occurred on Monday in a struggle to establish a hierarchy between members, such clashes are common. Zambi had four pups with his partner Chisco and both were key players in the park's successful reproductive program.

As every year, animalist associations have held their traditional anti-bullfighting performance in the Town Hall Square in Pamplona, giving the action a Catholic character, placing a bloody Jesus Christ in the middle of the square and around it several half-naked people, with their bodies stained with red paint and horns on their heads.

The proposed law to regulate the participation of children in bullfighting parties, promoted by the PNV and the PSE, was voted in favour by the PP; EH Bildu abstained, believing that the minimum age should be 12. The regulation to be adopted in plenary includes some new developments, such as the minimum age for cattle, and the elimination of the need for parental leave.

The association considers it a "big step backwards" to schedule three sokamutur sessions at the local San Juan festivities and warns that "it goes against the official commitments made by the PSE-EE itself in 2016." 

They set to work almost twenty-five years ago, in order to make the local treasure visible to visitors. We asked those responsible about the milestones and challenges facing them all these years.

A number of people who were walking on the beach early in the morning have given notice. It appears that the dolphin, which had been dead for days, was about two feet long, and has been dragged to the shore by the rough sea of the last few days.

Driven by wind and bad weather, hundreds of birds have arrived on our shores in recent days, many dead. They have appeared everywhere in Laga, Arrigunaga, San Sebastián, Zarautz, Hendaia, Biarritz.