The INTERREG project known as MARCET, today begins its second stage of work and launches various scientific and technological research studies that will allow, over the next three years, to evaluate and analyze the impact of human activity in marine protected areas of the Macaronesian Atlantic. , using cetaceans as protagonists not only […]
A rescued loggerhead turtle has been returned to the sea
Last week LPF returned a loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), which had been rescued in January with serious injuries to the neck and right fin from fishing gear. After being rescued in Gran Canaria and for almost 6 months, the turtle was recovering in the Loro aquarium […]
LPF in “El Rincón Verde”
We participated in the program "El Rincón Verde" on the El Día TV chain to talk about two of the marine environment projects active this year, in which we collaborate with ELASMOCAN for the conservation of two species of shark in the Canary Islands: the Angelfish (Squatina Squatina) and the hammerhead shark (Sphyrna sp.). Exists […]
The Loro Parque Fundación announces its grants to support conservation actions in 2018
It mainly finances projects that serve to improve the conservation status of threatened parrot species, but it also supports projects for cetaceans, in order to promote the conservation of the marine environment. You can download more information and the application form here: English version
KAZA project: conservation of African lions, biodiversity and wilderness
The Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) measures approximately 519,000 km2 and encompasses five countries in southern Africa: Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The objectives of KAZA are to protect ecosystems and reduce the risk of extinction, and increase economic opportunities by expanding the economy of life […]
KAFA project: conservation of coffee forests and the Yellow-fronted Parrot
Ethiopia is a biologically rich country, but poor resource management has left only 3% of the original forests. The remaining mountain forests are the last refuge for many species, including the ancestral forests of coffee trees (Coffea arabica), especially within the Biosphere Reserve […]
Personality, Comfort and Subjective Well-being in captive killer whales
So far, animal personality (character) studies have been conducted on 64 different animals. Although they have been investigated from mollusks or arthropods, to amphibians, reptiles, birds to fish, most of the studies have been carried out in mammals. The results of these investigations indicate that inter-individual differences guarantee adaptive advantages and […]
Determining the status of hammerhead sharks in the Canary Islands
Las poblaciones de tiburones pelágicos están disminuyendo globalmente debido a las actividades de pesca intensiva y a las bajas tasas reproductivas de estos longevos depredadores. En la última década, como consecuencia de una mayor preocupación por el estado de conservación de varias especies de tiburón, algunas de éstas han sido incluidas en la convención CITES, […]
Angelshark monitoring by natural markings
Las poblaciones de angelote (Squatina squatina) fuera de las Islas Canarias están regionalmente extintas o son demasiado pequeñas y poco documentadas para que sirvan para generar información biológica que permita el desarrollo de medidas que prevengan la extinción de la especie. Hasta la fecha, no hay un monitoreo sistemático en las Islas Canarias para identificar […]
Egg incubation parameters and incubation behaviour in psittacines
Artificial incubation of parrots is a common practice in poultry farming. However, the parameters used are extrapolated from the poultry industry, and there is insufficient detailed documentation on their specific natural hatching patterns. Objectives The immediate objective of the project is to obtain knowledge about the parameters and patterns of natural incubation […]