Loro Parque

100 years ago, there were 2 billion people on the planet. By the end of this year, the scandalous figure of 7.6 billion has already been reached. However, in the same period of time, the elephant population has dropped from 10 million to less than 450,000, and 100 are killed every day, despite the amount of resources devoted to their protection. And something similar happens with African lions: there are only 25,000 left, of the 100,000 that existed 50 years ago, a dramatic and truly alarming reduction of 75%. The planet's forests have also suffered the same fate, of which 22 million hectares of the 80 that existed have been destroyed.

Humans, in order to grow and meet our needs for food, shelter, etc., we use the resources of those who live with us on Earth: wild animals. Today, 50% of the population is concentrated in cities, and this percentage will increase to 85% in 2050, which is really just around the corner.

For this reason, the role of wildlife conservation centers, such as Loro Parque in Tenerife, is more important than ever: it is necessary to maintain live contact between animals and citizens. And there is a fact that shows that this human need to get closer to nature is real: despite this massive migration to cities, the number of people who visit zoos each year exceeds 700 million. The role of zoos and aquariums as embassy of animals is essential to solve the environmental crisis and has been recognized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the most prestigious federation of conservation organizations in the world.

Animals have no voice, and that prevents them from communicating their problems in an understandable way. Therefore, wildlife conservation centers are the most appropriate representatives of your interests. The world is already in the sixth wave of extinction, and its first victims are the great representatives of its species, such as the lion, the rhinoceros or the elephant.

In this context, wildlife conservation centers play an important role: to become a gene pool of the future to ensure the survival of many species. And that is the commitment of Loro Parque, to be a true embassy for wild animals, a place where people can get closer to nature and learn to protect it. In addition, time has shown that the demand of humans to get close to animals exists, and each year more clients visit zoos and aquariums satisfied with the work carried out by these institutions in terms of education, protection and conservation of species.