GOB has asked Costas (the Balearic Government Ministry for the Coast and Shore) to act to end mud baths on the beaches of Menorca. A good number of bathers ignore the signs and the phenomenon is repeated each summer. Measures should be enforced to avoid irreversible degradation of the sections of the beach caused because of this antisocial practice. Continue reading Costas should stop mud baths
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Family Activity: the colours of animals show different aspects
This Thursday, 22 July, at 18.30, we are continuing with family activities at the Centre for Recuperation of Wild Animals. Notice the difference in the animal colours: there are those with some very striking tones and others more discrete. What role does the appearance of animals play in their lives and survival? We will find out through games. Remember that masks are obligatory when you attend this activity. Continue reading Family Activity: the colours of animals show different aspects
Es Molí de Baix joins the Land Stewardship Scheme
Immense cliffs, Egyptian vultures flying above, shade from holm oaks, pines and irrigation ditches remind us of past times. We are entering a place of great ecological and cultural value, notable for its legends and history that hides Es Moli de Baix, a farm newly incorporated into the network of the Land Stewardship Scheme. Continue reading Es Molí de Baix joins the Land Stewardship Scheme
Thursday, family workshop at the Recuperation Centre for Wild Animals
This Thursday, 15 July, from 18.30 we are continuing with activities for all the family at the Centre for Recuperation of Wild Animals. This time we will concentrate on how to discover what birds eat and analyse the uneaten parts that they cannot digest. You can paint T-shirts, if you wear them, here. You can visit the Centre from Mondays to Saturdays from 18.00 hours. Continue reading Thursday, family workshop at the Recuperation Centre for Wild Animals
Volunteering for marine turtles
On 1 July, 47 marine turtles born in Sa Mesquida in August 2020 were released. Both private and public groups participated and were involved in the laying, incubation and the development of the hatchlings, but importantly, was the participation of the volunteers who for twenty days and nights watched over the nest. Continue reading Volunteering for marine turtles
Visit the Hospital for Wild Animals this summer
The Centre for the Recuperation of Wild Animals has been open to visits by the public since 1 July. It is an opportunity to take advantage of being able to see the most symbolic animals of Menorcan wild life, to see their problems and how the hospital attempts to remedy them. It is open from Mondays to Saturday from 18.00 hours until sundown. As in other years, on Thursdays there will be workshops for all the family to connect with the animals at the Centre. Continue reading Visit the Hospital for Wild Animals this summer
Son Bou Hotels: hidden file
There is a new episode in the story of the two large Son Bou hotels. Now, the Alaior Town Council is denying GOB, in writing, access to the file regarding the modernization of the buildings. GOB has filed an appeal because the implication is that both the right to access public information and the duty of transparency are being violated. Continue reading Son Bou Hotels: hidden file
Cala Galdana. Anatomy of some spillages
Something could be changing in Cala Galdana, after decades of contaminating the stream. This is a problem that is shared by the old coastal urbanizations and that until now has cost too much to address because the pacts of silence were effective. Were, in the past. Continue reading Cala Galdana. Anatomy of some spillages
The imminent disappearance of a lizard from Ibiza and Formentera highlights biodiversity problems in the Balearics
The different sections of GOB on the Islands, – GOB Menorca, Mallorca and Ibiza (GEN-GOB), have united this weekend for an annual meeting to deal with the most relevant themes affecting the islands. Continue reading The imminent disappearance of a lizard from Ibiza and Formentera highlights biodiversity problems in the Balearics
Sale of seedlings for kitchen gardens at Es Viver
We are coming to the end of the time for planting out the summer kitchen garden. At Es Viver, GOB’s garden centre, we have dropped the prices of all the seedlings to encourage you to complete your kitchen garden We have different varieties of local tomatoes and peppers, beetroot … all at 10 cents each. Continue reading Sale of seedlings for kitchen gardens at Es Viver