The three parks, Fuengirola, Valencia and the Gijón Aquarium are platforms that provide proximity with two avenues of action:
A excellent nutrition, appropriate to the needs of the species, diets to ensure optimal nutrition that prioritizes animal health, veterinary care (both preventive and curative), veterinary training and environmental enrichments, provide well-being to the animals.
The “room” design of the animals was also carried out to guarantee their well-being, with spaces Interior and exterior. During the park's opening hours our animals live in the outdoor spaces and, when closed, they enter the interior enclosures, where they spend the night and the coldest hours sheltered. The sheltersare adapted according to the species. They have systems of calefacción, they have internal outdoor areas with sun and even swimming pools and aquariums. This allows revisions to be made; separate individuals if necessary (for example a pregnant female); makes it possible to personalize diets (an animal that requires a supplement or special food) and, most importantly, it is the only way to ensure all animals are adequately nourished, that is, everyone eats, not just the “strongest” or “dominant” of the group. It also allows the daily cleaning and conditioning of the outdoor enclosures, which guarantees not only animal well-being and hygiene but also the contemplation of the habitats in all their beauty.
At the same time, it is essential to achieve a change of attitude in the destructive behavior of the human species. On this horizon, Zoos play a fundamental role in safeguarding species and as true platforms for transforming the behavior of society., bringing the beauty of nature closer to increasingly denatured people, so that they understand the need to protect it.
Zoological institutions such as Foundation We are part of organizations like AIZA (Iberian Association of Zoos and Aquariums) and EAZA (European Association of Zoos and Aquariums) that were created for promote and coordinate the preservation of species. In this way, cooperation between zoological institutions is prioritized to promote animal welfare and sustainable and genetically viable breeding, as well as facilitating the sharing of research and scientific knowledge.
Zoological institutions become “allies of biodiversity” creating a framework of “teamwork” open, transparent and participatory, where Animals do not have an economic value, they are not bought or sold, but are exchanged between them for the sake of the preservation of the species and the well-being of individuals.