Operation Calàpet
Author: Míriam García Vendrell (coordinator of the Menorca Wildlife Recovery Center) Publishing location: Menorca Wildlife Recovery Center Publishing period: March 2025 Article language: Catalan The calápet is an amphibian found only in the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is nocturnal, maintains a strictly insectivorous diet, and requires stagnant water ponds to reproduce. During its reproductive […]
Open doors
The breeding season is here!
This year spring seems to want to come early: A few days ago we received the first little owl chick (Asio otus) at our recovery centre in Mallorca. Despite having arrived weak and thin, as the days go by it is evolving well and already asks for food like anyone else. This emblematic species inaugurates […]
Goodbye 2024, welcome 2025
A 2024 has just ended, where we celebrate our 20th anniversary, full of surprises and news, of successes and challenges achieved, but also of a lot of work and effort made. The COFIB team is looking forward to a very exciting, stimulating 2025, full of challenges and new projects where we hope to be up […]
The asian wasp returns to Mallorca
Vespa velutina nests removed during 2024 Author of the article: Diana Salinero Martín (biologist of the Wildlife Health and Control service) Place of the news: Mallorca Island Publication period: December 2024 Since the Vespa velutina was declared eradicated on the island of Mallorca at the end of 2020, the presence of the species had not […]
More than 140 sea turtles (Caretta caretta) born in the Balearic Islands released in June 2024
More than 140 sea turtles (Caretta caretta) born in the Balearic Islands were released last June after the successful completion of the Head Starting programme for the 2023-2024 season During the summer of 2023, the five sea turtle (Caretta caretta) nests detected in the Balearic Islands and managed by COFIB developed successfully and gave rise […]
ITS2019-077 Control of invasive species in the Pitiusas
Project ITS2019-077 “Control of invasive species in the Pitiüses” financed by the Sustainable Tourism Import Fund of the Government of the Balearic Islands. The island of Ibiza has been subjected in recent years to the silent invasion of some invasive species with a very significant capacity to alter the natural environment. Considered the second cause […]
Urban Reserves were created for the conservation of the Pitiusas lizard
During the month of October, Urban Reserves were created for the conservation of the Pitiusas lizard, Podarcis pityusensis, in a total of 7 parks and gardens in Ibiza and Formentera. This project is part of the Urban Greening Programmes of the European Biodiversity Strategy 2030. Among the measures implemented, native plant species rich in flowers […]
We already have a winner of our drawing competition
On September 28th, the 20th anniversary of COFIB took place, where the Mallorca wildlife recovery centre (CRFS COFIB Mallorca) was visited, environmental education talks were held and where the little ones were able to enjoy workshops and games related to Balearic fauna and its conservation on the islands. One of these workshops was the “children’s […]
Anniversary of the Levante Peninsula Natural Park
The Parc Natural de la Península de Llevant will celebrate its 23rd anniversary with a special programme full of activities on Saturday 9 November at the Centre de s’Alqueria Vella d’Artà, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The day will begin with a guided tour of the park’s natural spaces, where participants will be able […]
