Category Archives: Fuerteventura

Fuerteventura flamingos are in the pink

June 16, 2008 – 11:49 am

They are not the first bird species you would expect to see in the Canary Islands but the Flamingo could be about to become a familiar site in Fuerteventura. At the Stella Canarias Zoo in Morro Jable, three pairs of the exotic bird are currently incubating eggs and expect to hear the patter of not [...]

New oil search could hit the Canary Islands

June 3, 2008 – 3:09 pm

The threat of oil exploitation has returned to the Canary Islands, with the upsurge in petrol prices reviving interest in oil fields around the islands. Leading Spanish oil giant, Repsol, are expected to apply to dust off old unused drilling licences, to plunder deposits under the sea.
The Spanish Institute of Oceanography confirmed in 2002, that [...]

Blue skies, black sand, green hopes in the Canary Islands

April 9, 2008 – 3:59 am

The 7 Canary Islands sum up all our thoughts about holiday islands, relaxing, laid back and welcoming, but a delicate balancing act is going on. The very qualities that attract so many visitors, are also in danger of being over exploited and destroyed by too much development. But there are plenty of forward looking business’s [...]