The current Safari Mallorca was inaugurated in 1969, a German initiative seeking to bring exotic wildlife to the Balearic Islands. Its original location, on a plot of land adjacent to the current one in Sa Coma, already presented a new concept for the islands: a vehicle safari area and a walking area.
In those early years, the international regulations that govern the possession and international movement of wild species today did not yet exist. Before the CITES Convention came into force in 1975 the trade in exotic wildlife was a common practice at all levels of society. Currently, modern parks are committed to internationally coordinated conservation programs, primarily through the EAZA.1 This entity coordinates the EEP (European Endangered Species Programmes), whose objective is to guarantee healthy and genetically viable populations of endangered species in Europe, even allowing reintroductions into the wild.
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In the early 90s, the park's management changed hands, and the name Safari-Zoo Mallorca was adopted. This change also included relocating the park to its current 23-hectare site, maintaining its dual structure: a safari park and a pedestrian zone.
However, in 2001, a severe storm hit the area, causing significant damage: the loss of much of the vegetation and, consequently, continued soil erosion, leaving the land in very difficult conditions for natural regeneration, coupled with constant pressure from herbivores.
But the most recent turning point came in January 2025, when the park was acquired by Rain Forest, a company renowned for managing centers such as Bioparc Valencia, Bioparc Fuengirola, and the Bioparc Acuario de Gijón. With this new management, Safari Mallorca embarks on a profound transformation process, committed to becoming a space for animal welfare, conservation, and environmental education.
Currently, intensive work is underway to improve the park's overall performance, renovating infrastructure, strengthening security, and redesigning the facilities with a focus on the Five Domains of Animal Welfare: nutrition, physical health, environmental and structural conditions, behavior, and, consequently, mental state. Therefore, both the infrastructure improvements and the daily work of the animal care and veterinary teams focus on ensuring a quality of life for each animal, meeting their physiological, social, and emotional needs. Thus, diets tailored to each species or even individual needs have been developed. Perhaps most importantly, an environmental enrichment program has been implemented, the goal of which is to encourage the species' natural behaviors through physical, sensory, nutritional, and social stimuli. Some of these enrichments can be observed in each enclosure, where the Education team explains the animals' behavior, conservation, and welfare issues through daily informative talks.
In parallel, an ambitious forest restoration project is being designed and implemented, which will improve the vegetation structure, reduce soil erosion, and gradually restore the area's original landscape.
Thus, Safari Mallorca is moving step by step toward a new park model, adapted to current and future challenges, integrated into a sustainability strategy, and aligned with the principles of conservation and respect for wildlife. The final result will not be achieved immediately, but the change has already begun.
We invite you to take an active part in this transformation and discover a park in constant evolution alongside the entire Safari Mallorca team.
CITES¹ (International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora).
EAZA² (European Association of Zoos and Aquariums)
