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FISHERMEN SEE THE LIGHT

November 2007 Without succumbing to national or professional prejudices, I’m sure you’ll agree that the last place you’d expect to hear a call for sustainable fishing would be from a Spanish fishing village. Fishermen from the Gallician village of Lira have realised that … Continue reading

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EUROPE 1.8 MY AGO – BBC GETS IT WRONG?

November 2007 Giant hyenas, giraffes and sabretooth cats roamed around Southern Spain 1.8 MY ago. A great collection of fossils have been unearthed at Fonelas in Granada. BBC article. Scroll down the BBC page – what’s wrong with the picture of the sabretooth? … Continue reading

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