A Board Member and Director of the Foundation, as well as Director of Conservation at Palma Aquarium.
A conservator with over 25 years of experience in the management and care of marine animals and the conservation of the marine environment.
Head of the Marine Wildlife Stranding Network in the Balearic Islands (OCEMIB) since 2018.
Xisca holds a degree in Biology from the University of the Balearic Islands and is a Certified Veterinary Technician.
Has been working in marine wildlife stranding response and recovery (sea turtles and cetaceans) since 2006.
A technician at Palma Aquarium Foundation since 2021. After graduating in Biology at the Universitá di Roma, «Tor Vergata» in 2013, Marco went on to complete a Master's Degree in Aquatic Ecology at the Queen Mary University of London in 2014.
Since 2015, he has been caring for animals, in particular the recovery of sea turtles.
A technician at the Palma Aquarium Foundation since 2022. He graduated in Biology at the University of Salamanca in 2017, and obtained Master's Degrees in Biology and Biodiversity Conservation, as well as in Marine Ecology, in 2018 and 2021 respectively.
His work is centred on the rescue and recovery of protected marine wildlife and the conservation of endangered species. He is also involved in outreach activities, carrying out a number of environmental education projects and actions.
She graduated in veterinary medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona in 1998. Tania is a specialist in the care, rehabilitation and conservation of marine and aquatic animals. After graduating, for 4 years she travelled around the world, working in zoos and with conservation projects in Greece, Finland, Argentina, Mexico and the United States, as well as a whale watching and photo-identification project in Norway. In 2000, Tania started working as a veterinarian for an aquarium, becoming Technical Director in 2006. After that, she split her time between the position of Aquatic Animal Curator at Barcelona Zoo and working for the International Zoo Veterinary Group (IZVG). Since 2015 Tania has worked full time for IZVG.
She is chair of the Veterinary and Accreditation Committee of the European Aquatic Mammal Association, as well as an inspector for the organisation. In addition, she is a member of the International Association of Aquatic Animal Medicine, the European Association of Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians and the British Veterinary Association. She is a veterinary advisor to the Elasmobranch Taxon Advisory Group (TAG) of EAZA, as well as a member of the Marine Mammal TAG.
Tania also trains veterinarians in sea turtle medicine and management. One of her projects included conducting a sea turtle rehabilitation course for the Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece. In 2013, she started working with CRAM (Foundation for the Conservation and Rehabilitation of Marine Animals) in Barcelona, specialising in the rescue and conservation of sea turtles, dolphins and seabirds.
He graduated in veterinary medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona in 1998. In 2005, he specialised in exotic species and became a member of AVEPA (Asociación de Veterinarios Españoles Especialistas en Pequeños Animales) specialists in exotic animal medicine and surgery.
He advanced his veterinary practice in particular for reptiles, with a particular focus on tortoises and turtles.
Since 2010 he worked on an ad hoc basis with the sea turtles in the private collection of Palma Aquarium. In 2020, he was hired to work with the Balearic Marine Fauna Stranding Network. He performs routine analyses, controls and diagnoses, prescribes treatments and operates on turtles when necessary.
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