Since his arrival in the middle of the month, the adaptation of the male African elephant has been optimal and can already be seen in the baobas area and the lake.
El new member of the elephant herd savannah (Loxodonta africana) from BIOPARC that was moved just two weeks ago is adapting excellently to its new home. Tooth is an imposing male, 31 years old and weighing more than 5.000 kg. and its integration into the Valencia pack is priority for the European Program for the Conservation of Endangered Species, which aims to guarantee the survival of the species.
As a result of this preservation action in which the BIOPARC Foundation The first births of Makena took place at the end of 2022 and Malik, last March. He acclimatization protocol It is continuing its course and after spending the first days in the technical area it quickly began to explore one of the outdoor areas. Currently and given the good results, she has started direct contacts with some of the females and touring the impressive area that recreates a baobab forest with the well-known waterfall and lake that the pachyderms take advantage of to play and cool off.
In the BIOPARC herd, two calves have already been born within the European Program for the Conservation of Endangered Species and the male Tooth has started mating with the females.
Following the criteria of the BIOPARC professional team, the relationship of the male with the 6 adult females is a whole process that began with the first contacts in the internal area. The positive evolution This has motivated the unions to have already begun in the outdoor enclosure, which will continue to be carried out gradually, since the important thing is to provide maximum well-being for all the animals in the group.
In these first meetings the male has expressed enormous interest, which is very positive so that little by little other females will join. In any case, these procedures require time and a lot of patience, although the important thing is that they are already taking place and people who visit the park have the opportunity to contemplate them at certain times.
This emblematic African species is in danger of extinction on the IUCN Red List and less than 5% of the population that inhabited the planet at the beginning of the XNUMXth century survives.
of the male Tooth draws powerful attention not only their size (especially when compared to females), but also the prominent fangs. It should be remembered that this coveted ivory is one of the greatest threats to the species, since indiscriminate killings for decades and still poaching and bloody illegal trafficking continue to decimate the population of the largest land animal that exists.
With reference to a really short period, from the beginning of the 5th century to the present day, only XNUMX% of the elephant population survives. The alarming state also for the constant habitat loss has caused the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List increase its endangered status.
