FROM A SPEAKER'S DREAM TO A REFUGE FOR NATURE: ONE YEAR OF ECOPARK, by biologist Igor Morais
Foz do Iguaçu attracts visitors and attention from all over the world due to its exuberant nature and, within this context, the city stands out in Brazil for being the only one to have three institutions dedicated to the management and care of fauna. Here, wild animals find refuge and help conserve their [...]
Eco Park offers children under six free of charge
Eco Park, a space dedicated to showing the relationship between human beings and animals, encouraging connection and respect for nature, will be offering free admission for children from zero to five years old, starting this Friday (17th). According to the unit's institutional coordinator, Igor Morais, the aim of this Eco Park policy is to bring [...]
Onças do Iguaçu and Eco Park inaugurate the first chicken coop of the Ciscando o Futuro program
The first chicken coop in the Ciscando o Futuro Program was inaugurated this week on Leila Rodrigues' property in Picada Benjamin, Matelândia. The construction of the space is the result of a partnership between the Onças do Iguaçu project and Eco Park, with the support of the Iguaçu National Park. The aim of Ciscando o Futuro is to bring together [...]
Ecopark biologist takes part in research published in international journal on animal abuse on social networks
A study carried out by biologist Antônio Carvalho, a specialist in combating wildlife trafficking at the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS Brasil), with the participation of biologist Igor Morais, institutional coordinator of Eco Park, in Foz do Iguaçu, on the mistreatment of animals on social networks, was published in the November issue of the American journal Biological [...]
Iguaçu residents pay R$ 15 to visit Eco Park
Foz do Iguaçu residents interested in getting to know the work carried out at Eco Park will pay a solidarity rate of R$15 from November 1st, including during the All Souls' holiday. The promotion is valid until December 20th. To receive the benefit, you need to show proof of residence and [...]
Eco Park receives baby araçaris rescued from animal trafficking
This week, Eco Park received three araçaris chicks - a smaller relative of the toucan - that were only 10 days old and came from wildlife trafficking in Foz do Iguaçu. After undergoing evaluation and clinical examinations, they are recovering in the park's Bird Treatment Unit (UTA), where [...]
Zoology expert compares Dreams Eco Park to European wildlife resorts
Zoology expert Igor Morais compared Dreams Eco Park, in Foz do Iguaçu, to European wildlife resorts. The statement was made on his social networks after visiting and getting to know the ecological park whose mission is to tell the story of the relationship between man and animals throughout history. For four days, [...]
American university students take a class on reptile blood collection at Dreams Eco Park
A group of veterinary medicine students from Purdue University in Indiana, USA, as well as students from the State University of São Paulo (USP) and veterinary medicine residents from the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), had a practical lesson on blood collection in reptiles at Dreams Eco Park this week. The activity was given [...]
Dreams Eco Park becomes classroom for Animal Conditioning course
Dreams Eco Park has become the classroom for the Animal Conditioning course in Foz do Iguaçu run by Bioadapt, a company specializing in the welfare of wild and exotic animals in Brazil. The park was chosen because it allows interaction with different groups of animals: from horses and farm animals to wild and exotic animals. [...]
Dreams Eco Park extends opening hours for the July vacations
In order to provide tourists with more comfort and peace of mind, Dreams Eco Park in Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, has extended its opening hours during the July vacations. From this Saturday (15), visits - to the ecological park and a space to raise awareness and care for animals and nature - [...]
