Tenerife Natural Parks: 137 Violations in 2025, 86% Fines Collected

Environmental officers on Tenerife have handled 137 reports of rule-breaking in the island's natural parks in 2025. Most of these incidents happened in Teide National Park and Anaga Rural Park. The island council, which manages these penalties for both locals and tourists, currently collects 86% of the fines.

This information was shared on Friday by Pedro Millán, the island's director of Natural Environment, during a special council meeting. He explained that before 2024, foreign visitors were not informed about the complaints against them, which meant these complaints 'achieved nothing.' Millán was responding to a question from the Mixed Group (a political party called Vox) about the island's record of penalties.

Millán emphasized that the island council works closely with police forces like the Guardia Civil, Canarian Police, and Local Police, who are responsible for natural areas. They carry out quarterly reviews of how many fines are issued and how well they are enforced. As mentioned, 86% of these fines are currently collected.

The latest count shows 137 violation reports, up from 93 in 2024.

However, the island council doesn't know how other violations, managed by the Government Delegation, are being handled or if people are being notified. 'We've used this opportunity to officially ask for details on how well these fines are being enforced,' Millán said. This includes fines for flying drones in protected natural areas, which are handled by the State Air Safety Agency.

He added, 'We've heard rumors that they might be struggling with the administrative resources needed to send out these notifications. We hope that's not true, because these penalties are crucial. People who break the rules must be fined, and those fines must be enforced, just as the Tenerife Island Council is doing.'