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A few weeks ago in one of our Stingray (Pteroplatytrygon violacea) specimens, weighing more than twenty kg that lives in the central tank of the Aquarium Costa de Almería (Roquetas de Mar), began to become visible a portuberance on the edge of the fin left side, which bothered him in his daily life as he was looking for surfaces to rub against that end.

Therefore, the veterinary team decided to prepare the material and surgical procedure to be able to remove this mass. In addition to the Aquarium’s aquarists and technicians, the intervention was attended by its veterinarian and director of Oasys MiniHollywood, Jose María Rodríguez Linde and the specialist dermatologist, Patricio López Jiménez.

The main complication was to have a support in which the animal, when it was out of the aquatic environment, could continue to breathe the oxygen contained in the water, through the gills.

Another important factor was to medicate that water with anesthetics that allowed the animal to be sedated during the entire time of the intervention to avoid any possible discomfort derived from the operation.

All this was achieved with two tanks, one medicated and the other with clean water without a sedative product for the recovery period after surgery.

Likewise, in the surgical intervention stretcher, in addition to having enough humidity so that the animal’s skin did not suffer dehydration at any time, a pumping system was available to provide water with anesthetic in the animal’s own oral cavity.

The operation was a success and within a few days she was already swimming in the central tank of the Aquarium, where he can be seen fully recovered.

Oasys MiniHollywood and Aquarium Costa de Almería, together for Animal Welfare.

Oasys MiniHollywood, in collaboration with the Senator Hotels & Resorts Green Committee, has released a little owl (Athene noctua) for reintroduction into its habitat.

The liberation has taken place in the Finca de Olivar Ecológico Rafael Alonso, in the vicinity of the Tabernas Desert. This Mediterranean landscape, with its olive trees and bushes, is the perfect habitat for the little owl to survive and reproduce.

liberación mochuelo común

In this farm, the little owl will be able to perch in the olive trees to observe and hunt rodents and insects for food.

The Finca de Olivar Ecológico Rafael Alonso is committed to organic agriculture and obtains its products respecting the environment and the earth, without using chemical products and using the pulp of olives as food for sheep and goats and for the production of compost. In addition, 100% of the energy used in the olive grove is of photovoltaic origin and therefore renewable.

With the release of the owl, at Oasys MiniHollywood we want to make clear the importance of reconnecting with nature. Thus, this small action has been carried out within the framework of the United for Biodiversity campaign launched by the European Commission.

The Iberian Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AIZA), of which Oasys MiniHollywood is a member, is a sponsor of this initiative that seeks to promote awareness of the crisis facing our planet, its wildlife and its flora. Thus, it makes a call to all zoos, national parks, aquariums, botanical gardens, science and natural history museums and research centers, to join forces and speak out for biodiversity. Now more than ever, we must support the important work of Conservation for Nature and the Environment carried out by all zoos in the world.

The campaign was presented within the framework of the World Summit on Biodiversity organized by the United Nations on September 30.

The world leaders present at this summit recalled that more than one million animal and plant species are threatened in the world. They also showed their commitment to reach a new agreement for the protection of biodiversity in 2021.

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Surgery in the deep

#UnitedforBiodiversity: Oasys MiniHollywood releases a little owl to reintroduce it into its habitat

United for Biodiversity