Portuguese wildlife

This year 15 cubs were born in the Portuguese breeding centre for the Iberian-lynx, in Silves (Algarve), five more than last year, was revealed last Tuesday. Here you can learn about the stories behind

True beaked whales (Mesoplodon mirus) have rarely been observed alive until now, and many scientists spend several years trying to record it without success. A group of researchers has now released the first underwater

Last summer, between 470 and 550 stag beetles (Lucanus cervus) were found in Portuguese ancient oak forests and urban parks by the 500 participants in the first national census on the species. Now it’s

Between 155 and 184 ospreys from the northern Europe are wintering in Portugal’s estuaries and wetlands, where food is abundant at this time of the year, concluded the third national census made last Saturday,

The last yews of continental Portugal, the oldest native trees in Europe, survive in Estrela and Gerês mountain ridges. This team is planting thousands of new trees and preparing these forests to the arrival

Wilder correspondents Cláudia and Vitor took their backpacks and hiking shoes and returned to Peneda-Gerês’ trails. Highlights from this weekend’s hike went from Homem River dam, Serra Amarela mountain range, the Roman Hose route,

They are four, not three. This female lynx’s litter is now confirmed to have four cubs, living in Guadiana Valley Natural Park, in the south of Portugal, revealed this morning the Portuguese conservation authority.

There are 45 wild animals ready to be released in nature, after having been run over, kept in captivity or fallen from their nests. During July CERVAS is going to release the animals in

Two Iberian-lynx (Lynx pardinus) cubs two months old were discovered yesterday living in nature, in Guadiana Valley Natural Park, in the South of Portugal. This comes a week after the announcement of the first

For the first time in almost 40 years it has been confirmed the first Iberian-lynx cub born in the wild in Portugal. This is a new era for the fight to bring this species