Line of action:

Terrestrial ecosystems

Status:

En ejecución

Location:

Barranco Grande, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife (Canary Islands)

Execution date:

2022

Duration:

01/06/22-31/12/2025

Total budget:

€210,526.32

Amount of aid from the Biodiversity Foundation:

€200,000 (95%)

Coordinating entity:

Neotropics Foundation

Contribute to the control of international trade in wildlife and protected species and fight against illegal trafficking to improve the conservation of biodiversity and natural ecosystems. The main mechanism is the increase in the capacity of the facilities of the Wildlife Recovery Centre of the Neotropic Foundation, for the custody of CITES specimens confiscated or found free in the natural, rural or urban environment, and training activities for the Security Forces and personnel of the Public Administrations, as well as awareness campaigns.

Some of the actions contemplated by this project are:

• Hiring of two people to expand the staff of specialized caregivers of the center (With Certificate of Professionalism AGAN 0312).
• Acquisition of new terrariums and modular enclosures to increase the capacity of specimens in custody.
• Adaptation of pre-existing enclosures and accommodation.
• Interactive virtual visits by live online video streaming (non-face-to-face) to the CRF facilities of the Neotropic Foundation.