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 [...]
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 [...]
At Eco Park, cows play with a ball to have fun and maintain their weight
The cows housed at the Eco Park in Foz do Iguaçu spend their time playing with pilates balls to have fun and maintain their weight. The goats and mini pigs forage for their food, while the llamas love looking for bits of vegetables scattered around the enclosure. The rabbits' 'plate' is a small ball filled with [...]
Eco Park offers visitors the option of following the routine of a falconer
Eco Park, a place for raising awareness and caring for birds, animals and the Atlantic Forest, in Foz do Iguaçu, now offers visitors the option of following the routine of a falconer. The professional uses falconry techniques to rehabilitate birds of prey, especially those that have suffered from human impacts. The [...]
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 - [...]
Dreams Eco Park gains Bird Immersion enclosure
Dreams Eco Park is opening its first "Bird Immersion" enclosure this Friday (23). The space will be dedicated to housing birds that have been mistreated or trafficked and are unable to return to the wild. On Saturday 24th, the holiday celebrating the patron saint of Foz do [...]
Dreams Eco Park welcomes graduate students in animal welfare
The actions to care for animals and the Atlantic Forest carried out by Dreams Eco Park, in Foz do Iguaçu, have attracted the attention of teachers and academics from the region. This week, the eco-park welcomed a group of postgraduate students from Uniamérica's Wild and Exotic Animal Welfare course. They were welcomed by veterinarians [...]
