Fundación Neotropico

What Fundación Neotropico does

Fundación Neotrópico is a Spanish non-profit foundation (declared of General Interest by Ministerial Order of 11 September 2000, registered in the National Foundations Registry No. 514) headquartered in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands. The foundation operates the Centro de Recuperación de Animales Silvestres (CRAS Neotrópico), the only CITES-designated rescue center (ES005) in the Canary Islands and the sole facility in the archipelago with a Level 3 biosecurity quarantine center for exotic fauna. Its core services include 24-hour emergency response for wildlife rescue, invasive exotic species removal, CITES specimen custody, anti-trafficking enforcement support, professional training, and environmental education; the foundation maintains a zero-culling policy for all animals under custody.

The foundation is governed by a 5-person unpaid Patronato (board of trustees) led by biologist Jaime Andrés de Urioste Rodríguez (President/Research Coordinator) and María José Bethencourt Linares (Director/Biodiversity Conservation Coordinator), with additional temporary staff hired via ISAL project funding. The foundation maintains strategic partnerships with Universidad de La Laguna (joint expert title program), Instituto de Enfermedades Tropicales y Salud Pública de Canarias (zoosanitary surveillance), and the Cabildo de Tenerife's La Tahonilla center (marine turtle rehabilitation). It also operates an aquaponics pilot unit and entomophagy research program. Operations are anchored by a single flagship facility in Barranco Grande, Tenerife, with service coverage extending across Tenerife and La Gomera.

Revenue is generated exclusively through public administration subsidies and grants (Gobierno de Canarias, Cabildos, municipalities), individual donations, membership fees, animal sponsorship programs, and professional training services. No commercial pricing structure exists. The foundation serves 35+ municipalities and island councils, with disclosed 2025 grants aggregating approximately 330,000 EUR across major public funders. It is structurally a public service non-profit entity rather than a commercial or technology company.

Name

Fundación Neotropico

Legal name

FUNDACIÓN NEOTRÓPICO

Website

https://neotropico.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fundación Neotrópico is a Spanish non-profit foundation operating the Canary Islands' only CITES-designated wildlife rescue center with Level 3 biosecurity quarantine, serving 35+ municipalities and public administrations via 24-hour exotic species control, wildlife rehabilitation, and conservation training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wildlife Conservation Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Zoos and Botanical Gardens (71213), Administration of Conservation Programs (92412)

akta.pro primary industry

Wildlife Rescue, Rehabilitation & Release (BPAGAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wildlife Sanctuaries & Rescue Centers (Visitor Operations) (THAAAFAA), Wildlife Conservation & Species Protection (BPAGAGAB), Animal Cruelty Prevention, Investigation & Humane Law Enforcement (BPAGAIAG)

Keywords

• Wildlife rescue services
• Exotic species control
• Wildlife rehabilitation
• Environmental education
• Biodiversity conservation

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Cruz de Tenerife

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Administration Subsidies and Grants: Primary revenue stream from subsidies and grants awarded by government entities including Gobierno de Canarias (Consejería de Transición Ecológica), Cabildo de Tenerife, Cabildo de La Gomera, and various municipalities (Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Adeje, Candelaria, La Orotava, Los Realejos, Puerto de la Cruz, San Cristóbal de La Laguna). Funds support exotic species control, wildlife rescue operations, environmental education, and professional training.
2. Donations and Membership Fees: Individual donations through the organization's website and Teaming platform, membership fees (asociarse), and animal sponsorship programs (apadrinar) for supporting rescued wildlife.
3. Training and Education Services: Revenue from professional training programs including the Expert title in Research and Conservation of Fauna (in collaboration with Universidad de La Laguna), theoretical-practical courses on capture and handling of exotic fauna, and professional certificates for unemployed workers through ISAL projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Fundación Neotrópico operates the Centro de Recuperación de Animales Silvestres (CRAS Neotrópico), the only CITES-designated rescue center and the only Level 3 biosecurity quarantine facility for exotic fauna in the Canary Islands. The foundation provides 24-hour emergency response, wildlife rescue and rehabilitation, invasive exotic species removal, scientific research, environmental education, and professional training programs in collaboration with Universidad de La Laguna.

Product overview

Fundación Neotropico operates as a wildlife rescue and conservation foundation offering a unified portfolio of services centered on its Centro de Recuperación de Animales Silvestres (CRAS Neotropico). Core offerings include wildlife rescue and rehabilitation with a CITES-designated rescue center, professional training programs in partnership with Universidad de La Laguna, scientific research, environmental education, aquaponics innovation, and 24-hour emergency response services. Community participation is facilitated through animal sponsorship, volunteering, and membership programs. The organization functions as a public service entity rather than a technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,000+ exotic, invasive, or potentially dangerous specimens rescued annually (2023)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Universidad de La Laguna (ULL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 April 2012Agreement establishing a joint Expert title in Research and Conservation of Fauna, knowledge exchange between institutions, joint publication of books, and collaboration between researchers. The title is oriented toward Biology and Veterinary graduates, taught by ULL professors, public administration technicians, and professionals from zoology and veterinary fields.
• Instituto de Enfermedades Tropicales y Salud Pública de CanariascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000Collaboration agreement for zoosanitary surveillance of emerging infectious pathologies in exotic species in the Canary Islands archipelago. The partnership supports monitoring of disease risks associated with exotic wildlife in the region.
• Centro de Recuperación de Fauna Silvestre del Cabildo de Tenerife (La Tahonilla)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaboration on marine turtle rehabilitation and release program. Joint activities include the 'Programa de liberación de Tortugas Marinas rehabilitadas como herramienta de Educación Ambiental' (Rehabilitated Marine Turtle Release Program as Environmental Education Tool).
• REDEXOS (Registro de Entidades Colaboradoras del Gobierno de Canarias)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegistered collaborating entity with the Government of Canarias for invasive exotic species management. Authorized to receive specimens designated under DECRETO 30/2018 for potentially dangerous animals in the Canary Islands Autonomous Community.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• WWF Spain: Spanish arm of the global WWF network, focused on species and habitat conservation with government and EU partnerships. Relevant as a benchmark for Spanish conservation NGOs that combine fieldwork, advocacy, and major government funding streams, though at vastly greater scale.
• SEO/BirdLife: Spain's largest bird and biodiversity conservation NGO, with broader advocacy, research, and policy work. Comparable as a Spanish nonprofit conservation organization that operates wildlife recovery infrastructure and engages with public administrations, though at significantly larger scale and broader scope.
• TRAFFIC International: Global NGO monitoring wildlife trade and supporting CITES enforcement. Comparable mission overlap with Neotrópico's anti-trafficking and CITES custody activities, though TRAFFIC operates at international policy level rather than as a rescue center.

Regional players

• Fundación CBD-Habitat: Spanish nonprofit foundation focused on biodiversity conservation and species recovery. Comparable as a Spanish foundation working on threatened species and habitat conservation with government grants, though CBD-Habitat does not operate a wildlife recovery center or CITES rescue facility.

Direct peers

• GREFA: Grupo de Rehabilitación de la Fauna Autóctona y su Hábitat is one of Spain's largest wildlife rehabilitation NGOs, running a wildlife hospital and conservation programs. Directly comparable as a Spanish nonprofit operating a wildlife recovery center, environmental education, and anti-trafficking work, though GREFA focuses on native rather than exotic fauna.
• CRAM (Centre de Recuperació d'Animals Marins): Catalan marine animal recovery center that rescues and rehabilitates stranded marine wildlife. Comparable as a regional Spanish recovery center operating 24/7 emergency response, education programs, and government partnerships, though specialized in marine fauna.
• BRINZAL: Madrid-based nonprofit dedicated to rehabilitation of nocturnal birds of prey and other wild fauna. Closely comparable as a Spanish wildlife rescue foundation running a recovery center, training programs, and public awareness campaigns.

Emerging players

• Island Conservation: International NGO focused on preventing extinctions on islands through invasive species removal. Directly comparable as an organization dedicated to invasive exotic species management, though operating globally and without Neotrópico's wildlife hospital and CITES rescue mandates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/NeotropicoFoundation
• Facebookfacebook.com/FundNeotropico
• Instagraminstagram.com/fundacion.neotropico
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fundaci%C3%B3n-neotropico

Compliance7 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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