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BARK | Biopark Barquinha is the first Biopark
in Portugal designed as a conservation centre
with ex situ reproduction and whenever possible participating in
reintroducing programs of endangered species
into their natural habitat.
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CONCEPT
Nature is always the best model
BARK | Biopark Barquinha has been designed as an immersion Park. A place where nature and guests immerse themselves. The habitats and natural landscapes will be recreated with hidden barriers, this will enable the guests to experience the ambiance and closeness to them.
BARK | BIOPARK BARQUINHA WILL BE A SPACE WHERE YOU CAN DISCOVER, LEARN AND DEEPEN YOUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WILDLIFE.
THE SPACE
THE BARK
WORLD
SAVANNA
You will find in Bark’s African Savanna 73 animal species. It is one of the most iconic habitats in the world where the famous Big 5 can be found (Rhinoceros, African Elephants, Lions, African Buffaloes and Leopards). Bark will showcase at this first stage four of them. Many of the represented species are endangered, whether due to disease such as tuberculosis or rabies, whether by habitat loss, poaching or land mines.
IBERIA
Our land. On one of the world’s most diverse biodiversity hotspots, the Mediterranean basin, which stretches from Turkey to the Azores. The educational value of this habitat is immense, a site where we can showcase our own fauna and flora which most people have no idea about, including some species that can be found in our own backyard!
There is a wide variety of species that inhabits Iberia whose conservation status ranges from vulnerable to Critically endangered. We hope that people can begin to understand their importance and the role they play in our ecosystem as well as the threats they are facing and what we can do to help.
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MISSION
CONSERVATION
EDUCATION
INVESTIGATION
Values
THE PILLARS of BARK
“Save them, breed them, keep them safe and then, if there is still a “there” to put them back into, put them back there.”– Gerald Durrel
