Contact with nature helps regulate neuronal system, says expert
"Twenty minutes a day in contact with nature is enough to reduce anxiety and stress, improve mood and promote well-being," said doctor Hellen Marques Assis, who holds a Master's degree in Environmental Psychology, during a chat with visitors to Eco Park Foz this weekend as part of the Mother's Day program. [...]
Eco Park Foz congratulates Yara Barros on her "Green Oscar" for her work with jaguars
Eco Park Foz, a place to connect with nature in Foz do Iguaçu, congratulates biologist Yara Barros for her work with jaguars in the Atlantic Forest and, above all, for winning the world's most important conservation award, the Whitley Prize, which she received this week in England, known as the "Green Oscar". The Green Oscar highlights [...]
Eco Park's Easter program starts on Friday (18)
The special Easter program at Eco Park Foz, in Foz do Iguaçu, starts on Good Friday (18) and continues until Easter Sunday (20). During these three days, children and adults will be able to take part in dozens of activities to connect with nature and animals. The park opens at 9am and [...]
Itaipu, Eco Park Foz, Onças do Iguaçu and ICMBio celebrate the release of maned wolves into the wild
It was an emotional moment for those who took part on Wednesday (9) in the release of the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus), rescued in March on Avenida das Cataratas, in Foz do Iguaçu (PR). On arriving at the place chosen to be the new home of South America's largest canid, the box that housed him was duly positioned [...]
Ybipiru, the maned wolf rescued in a joint action between Eco Park, Onças do Iguaçu and Itaipu in an urban area in Foz, is ready to return to the wild
The young maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus), weighing 26 kg, rescued by the Eco Park Foz team in partnership with the Environmental Police, the Iguaçu Jaguars Project and Itaipu Binacional on Avenida das Cataratas and taken to the Bela Vista Wildlife Refuge (RBV) last week, is ready to return to the wild. Ybipiru, as he was [...]
Eco Park Foz will have Brazil's first monkey immersion enclosure
On January 11, Eco Park Foz will open to the public the first monkey immersion enclosure in Brazil. The Primate Forest will be one of the new activities at Eco Park Foz, a space for connecting with nature and animals. With an area of 5,500 square meters surrounded by trees, lakes and [...]
It's vacation: Dreams Complex in Foz is synonymous with fun and connection with nature
The Dreams Complex in Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, is synonymous with fun, learning and connecting with nature for the whole family this summer vacation. Located very close to the Iguaçu National Park (PNI), the complex has six attractions that include activities to delight children and grandparents alike. There's an ice bar, [...]
The family has grown: Dreams Eco Park's first night monkey cub born
The Dreams Eco Park family grew this week with the birth of the first Azara night monkey cub. The new member of the family is receiving intense care from his parents and is always clinging to his mother's back under the watchful eye of the institution's staff. He will be able to suckle for up to 12 months. At the age of two he will be considered [...]
Eco Park is the newest member of the Latin American Association of Parks, Zoos and Aquariums (ALPZA)
Eco Park, in Foz do Iguaçu, is the newest animal care and protection institution to join the Latin American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums (ALPZA). The membership process was finalized last week (September 9). By joining ALPZA, Eco Park is taking another step in its [...]
Eco Park souvenir store honors animals and helps the Onças do Iguaçu project
Eco Park's souvenir store is more than just a place for visitors to buy souvenirs from Foz do Iguaçu and the region. The store pays homage to domestic animals and Brazilian fauna, all in keeping with the institution's purpose and work. There are macaws, horses, owls, falcons, vultures, sheep, capybaras, anteaters, rabbits, monkeys [...]
