This isn’t just a local project.
It’s Tenerife stepping into something much bigger.
What’s Happening
Tenerife and Gran Canaria have launched a joint wildlife recovery network with communities from other countries:
- Cape Verde
- Senegal
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Côte d’Ivoire
- São Tomé and Príncipe
The goal is simple on paper… but ambitious in reality.
Create a shared system for protecting and recovering wildlife across regions.
More Than Rescue Work
This isn’t just about saving injured animals.
It’s about:
- Standardising how wildlife is treated
- Sharing knowledge between countries
- Building proper long-term conservation systems
So everyone’s working in the same way… not guessing as they go.
Tenerife’s Role
The island is playing a key part here.
Experts from places like La Tahonilla Wildlife Recovery Centre are training international teams… sharing techniques, protocols, and real experience.
There’s even a digital platform being built so all this knowledge can be accessed across the network.
What’s Happening Now
Right now, professionals from Gambia and Ghana are in Tenerife and Gran Canaria…
Learning:
- Rehabilitation methods
- Sample collection
- How conservation can link with sustainable tourism
So it’s not just environmental… it’s economic too.
Why It Matters
Wildlife doesn’t follow borders.
So protecting it properly means working beyond them.
And this is one of those projects trying to do exactly that.
Worth Knowing
It’s a long-term play…
…but it puts Tenerife in a position most people wouldn’t expect when it comes to conservation.