Field work for the first national genetic census of the Cantabrian brown bear.

Cantabrian brown bears have developed a slightly different genetic identity to other brown bears, although not as different as was once believed.

The autonomous communities of Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria and Castilla y León, in coordination with the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO), have completed the field work of the first genetic census of the Cantabrian brown bear, which will now continue with the genetic individualization work by the University of Barcelona. Field … Read more

Blogs and news from walking and activity companies across Spain

Creative Catalonia - Cycling and Walking Holidays

If you are looking at this website on a laptop or desktop then in the left hand column you will see the links to some of the finest walking, wildlife and activity companies in Spain. (If you are on a mobile or tablet then just scroll down untill you come to the list of businesses.) … Read more

Bear hit by car in Asturias

Bear hit by car in Somiedo

A huge shame to see this video published on various social networks over the last couple of days of a bear hit by car in Somiedo…. (Below link is to facebook) https://www.facebook.com/fundacionosopardo/videos/2711347402477368/ It is always a possibility to have a traffic accident with any kind of animal but for the people involved in this accident, … Read more

Whats new at Wildside Holidays?

San Mauricio lake Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici

Whats new at Wildside Holidays? Three new excellent companies added to Wildside Holidays. Based in Spain and offering cycling, walking, hiking and more! Work is ongoing at our other websites as well (see below) and after all the confusion and stress of the coronavirus hopefully things will return to a kind of normal sometime soon. … Read more