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Since opening in 1972, more than 19 million visitors have passed through its doors that are open all year round, and from an original 35.000m2, the park now occupies an impressive 135.000m2.
The founder and owner of Loro Parque, Mr. Wolfgang Kiessling is now an international figure with his unique collection of over 3.000 parrots which include 300 species and sub-species.
About 700 are in the park, and the rest are housed in the breeding station. In 1994 the whole collection was donated to Loro Parque Foundation whose aim is to preserve endangered species of parrots and their habitats, raise funds for field studies, research and conservation projects and to organise the breeding programmes aimed at reintroducing these rare parrots back into the wild.
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| The Foundation takes part in 18 captive breeding programmes and is directly involved in co-ordinating the Spix´s Macaw Recovery Project, the Blue-throated Macaw and the Red-browed Amazon. |
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