Zoos in Cantabria

The Cabárceno Nature Park , in Cantabria, is not a natural park to use, nor does it have anything to do with a zoo or a safari. It is a natural scenario in which different species of animals from all continents of the world coexist. The environment surrounding these hundred species of animals is a natural environment in which freedom predominates. The objective of this nature park is to spread this area of ​​incredible beauty for educational, cultural, scientific and recreational purposes. Animals from the five continents very close to you, in Cantabría! Choose your experience: Visit Wild . Do you want to know where brown bears hibernate? Observe the life of the largest land mammal? Feel the characteristic roughness of the tongue that giraffes have? Accompanied by specialized monitors you can see the conservation work carried out in the park. There are security protocols that must be followed during the visit. School visits . Research programs and educational programs that are developed in the nature park are admired and praised throughout Europe. Shows and fun . You can learn all the skills of sea lions or see how raptors dance in the sky of Cantabria. They will teach you to differentiate species and their different types of flight. Science and conservation . Conserving species and ensuring that they do not become extinct is the main objective of the Cabárceno park. Research work together with behavioral studies and conservation projects are the engine of this nature park. (Zoo Park Cantabria)

The Santillana Zoo is the result of more than 3 decades of hard work by José Ignacio Pardo de Santayana and all the people who have joined his cause during that time. And, the result is unbeatable! Today, the Santillana Zoo is 15 times larger than when it was born, in 1977, and houses species from all corners of the planet. Zoo animals are our guests of honor . We dedicate all the care they require, with the utmost love. To cover the costs, in addition to the visits to the zoo, we offer sponsorship programs. All collaboration is welcome. A test of the care that each and every one of the animals that we lodge in the zoo receive is the qualification that the Zoo of Santillana has received from ADENA / WWF, which includes among the 4 best zoos of all Spain . Throughout our history, we have carried out 37 programs for captive breeding of specimens of endangered species, for example Iberian wolf, otter, European bison, Asian lion, panther of the snows, orangutan, etc. We have representatives from all continents . Some of them are: Africa: chimpanzee, colobus, lemurs, mandrill, python, turaco ... America: anaconda, fake coral, gray parrot, squirrel monkey, saki, marmoset ... Asia: Przewalski horse, lion, orangutan, macaque, snow panther, tiger ... Europe: golden eagle, bison, owl, crow, red deer, hawk, fallow deer, boreal lynx, Iberian wolf, brown bear, mink ... Oceania: stick insect, Gould's diamond. In addition to visiting our zoo, you can also celebrate your birthday or even bring your children to our summer camps . Don't waste a minute and, head for the Santillana Zoo ! (Zoo Park Cantabria)