Loro Parque Offers Free Entry to Punta Brava and Las Adelfas Residents
Residents of Punta Brava and Las Adelfas can visit Loro Parque for free for one week this September. The special offer runs from 21 to...
Category: Animals and Wildlife
Puerto de la Cruz Hosts 800 Professionals at the International Parrot Congress
Tenerife will become a meeting point for some of the world’s leading parrot specialists this week, as Puerto de la Cruz hosts the XI International...
Tenerife’s abandoned pet crisis: a dog is being abandoned every three hours
Tenerife has a growing challenge when it comes to abandoned pets, but there are now plans to tackle it with better facilities and a more...
New EU Rules for Dogs and Cats Will Affect Pet Owners in Tenerife
If you own a dog or cat in Tenerife, some new EU rules are on the way. The changes form part of Regulation 2026/1818, which...
Tenerife Wildlife Photographer Says the Island Is Sitting on an Untapped Natural Asset
Tenerife has spent decades selling sunshine, beaches, hotels and all-inclusive holidays. And fair enough. They bring in plenty of people. But according to Tenerife naturalist...
Tenerife animal shelter marks 50 years of giving abandoned dogs a second chance
Fifty years is a long time to be doing anything. But for the International Animal Shelter in Los Realejos, it means 50 years of rescuing,...
Two Marineland orcas set to be flown to Tenerife’s Loro Parque
The two orcas still living at Marineland Antibes in France are expected to be flown to Tenerife “soon”, with their destination reportedly confirmed as Loro...
Tenerife’s Bats Are Helping Scientists Track the Recovery of the Island’s Forests
You probably don’t give much thought to bats when you’re walking through Tenerife’s forests. They’re not exactly putting on a show in broad daylight. But...
Tenerife Town Introduces New Rules for Dog and Cat Owners, With Fines of Up to €15,000
Dog and cat owners in Los Silos now have a new set of rules to follow, and some of the fines are not exactly pocket...
When Horses Came to Bajamar: A Small Chapter in Tenerife’s Tourism History
It is easy to forget how much Tenerife has changed. Today, tourism means airports, hotels, holiday apartments and traffic queues heading towards the coast. But...