Registry of Biodiversity Institutions, Collections and Databases: Institution

Description

This institution does no longer exist (updated on 02/14/2023).

The Safari Park El Vergel has 32 hectares of extension. The public can visit three zones of the Safari in their particular car. This mainly zones are: african herbivores, tigers and lions areas. There are another area of smaller facilities to visit on foot. It is reamarkable in this place a great aviario for big african ciconiforms. In general, the most of the Safari’s fauna is african, but there are also a representation of indian, european and australian faunas. The whole land settles on a natural moor that is integrated in a protected area by the European Union legislation.

Purpose:
1- Private company that looks for generate a sustainable volume of visitors and to promote the knowledge and sensibility toward animals.

2-To take part in projects of conservation as much the national sphere (iberian Lynx projects) as European EEPs (European Endangered Species) ones (asian elephant projects).

Strength:
– To study the Etology and resolution of conflicts in animal groups.

– Main clinical pathologies in great felines.

– Comparison and animal answer to the use of anesthetics.

– Studies of adaptation and animal conflicts generated in facilities for big herbivores.