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Animals in Barcelona
Newest First Oldest First
Spider stories
Barcelona is teeming with eight-legged creatures
Mar 30, 2012 by Lucy Brzoska in LIVING
Photo by Lucy Brzoska
New Neighbours
Barcelona’s wild boar population is getting bolder
Feb 1, 2012 by Lucy Brzoska in LIVING (1 Comments)
Photo by Lucy Brzoska
Wild Barcelona: Montjuïc frogs
Lucy Brzoska has to shout to be heard this month above a an amphibian chorus
Jul 28, 2011 by Lucy Brzoska in LIVING
Photo by Lee Woolcock
Greyhound Rescue
Anna Clements and her husband work tirelessly for their charity SOS Galgos which rescues and finds homes for greyhounds mistreated by hunters
Jan 31, 2011 by Tom Worden in LIVING (5 Comments)
Photo by Marco Ansaloni
Saving turtles
From the archive: William Truni discovers that there are not a lot of large marine animals left alive in our part of the Mediterranean
Nov 15, 2010 by William Truini in THE ARCHIVE
For the birds
From the archive: El Prat use winged technology to keep their avian population under control
Oct 26, 2010 by David O'Connor in THE ARCHIVE (1 Comments)
Dogs of Barcelona
Barcelona is a city with a huge number of doggy residents
Apr 19, 2010 in THE ARCHIVE
Barcelona Zoo
A highlight for both visitors and residents in Barcelona - enjoy all the animals plus talks, dolphin shows and children's education activities
Oct 13, 2009 in GOING OUT
Photo by: Lee Woolcock
A dog's life: canine pets in Barcelona
Is Barcelona a good city in which to keep a dog?
Sep 29, 2009 by Regina W. Bryan in LIVING (4 Comments)
Photo by Rosie Free
Monkey business
Animal lovers looking for a different kind of weekend break can help out at the Mona chimpanzee sanctuary
May 8, 2009 by Rosie Free in VISITING
Photo by Rosie Free
Animal blessing
January sees the feast day of the Catalan patron saint of animals
Jan 1, 2009 by Rosie Free in VISITING
Courtesy Empuriabrava Butterfly Park
Have a flutter: Empuriabrava Butterfly Park
A visit to this Costa Brava butterfly park brings you into very close contact with various winged creatures
Sep 1, 2008 by Simon Newman in VISITING
Illustration by Jennifer Saura
Barcelona's strays
The mixed fortunes of Barcelona's stray cats
Sep 1, 2008 by Jennifer Saura in LIVING
All ears: the Catalan donkey
Catalan 'burro' stickers on the backs of cars are common, but the real animals are fighting extinction
Jul 1, 2007 by David Montgomery in LIVING