{"id":6515,"date":"2016-10-20T22:42:28","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T22:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/k52mhucbgfd.preview.infomaniak.website\/en\/?page_id=6515"},"modified":"2026-03-23T19:13:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T18:13:38","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wildlifeportugal.pt\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;About us&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23000000&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1746721209734{background-color: #EAAA0000 !important;}&#8221;][vc_separator css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">WILDLIFE PORTUGAL is a travel agency and tourism operator company based in the center interior of Portugal, and specialized in the promotion and implementation of nature tourism activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-3 text-base leading-relaxed\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">With profound knowledge of Portugal\u2019s natural heritage, our mission is to promote this richness through immersive experiences that spark curiosity and raise awareness for conservation. Our activities focused on observation, photography, and nature interpretation are often integrated into hiking trails, providing an enriching experience on physical, psychological, and cognitive levels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-3 text-base leading-relaxed\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">We operate throughout the country, organizing expeditions dedicated to discovering fauna and flora (birds, mammals, insects, botany, reptiles, amphibians, and geology) combined with guided walks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">We are trained and properly accredited to organise visits to the <strong>rewilding<\/strong> areas of the Greater C\u00f4a Valley.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">We also organise a number of wildlife photography tours. In this sense, through a collaborative partnership with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rewilding-portugal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rewilding Portugal<\/a><\/strong>, we are managing a series of wildlife photographic hides in the rewilding areas of the Greater C\u00f4a Valley.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">In addition to the natural heritage, we try to highlight the cultural, historical and gastronomic values that differentiate the territories where we operate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">WILDLIFE PORTUGAL is a member of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rewilding-portugal.com\/greater-coa-valley\/wild-coa-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wild C\u00f4a Network<\/a><\/strong> and is helping to make the Greater C\u00f4a Valley a more natural and wilder place, valuing and promoting the coexistence of natural values with local communities and traditional practices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">WILDLIFE PORTUGAL has the support and backing of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rewildingeurope.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rewilding Europe<\/a><\/strong> Foundation, a Europe-wide initiative whose mission is to promote the creation of more spaces for wildlife and to develop nature tourism in these areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Licensed by Turismo de Portugal, with <strong>RNAVT 12577<\/strong> and <strong>RNAAT 369\/2025<\/strong> registrations, WILDLIFE PORTUGAL also has a Nature Tourism certificate and is a NATURAL.PT member, as we have chosen the National Network of Protected Areas for most of our activities, as it is in these natural spaces that we find the most significant values of our natural heritage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Classified areas where we operate:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\" style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span class=\"\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/natural.pt\/protected-areas\/parque-natural-serra-estrela?locale=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Serra da Estrela Natural Park<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/natural.pt\/protected-areas\/parque-natural-serras-aire-candeeiros?locale=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Natural Park<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\" style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/natural.pt\/protected-areas\/parque-natural-douro-internacional?locale=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Douro Internacional Natural Park<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/natural.pt\/protected-areas\/parque-natural-tejo-internacional?locale=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tejo internacional Nature Park<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/natural.pt\/protected-areas\/reserva-natural-serra-malcata?locale=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Serra da Malcata Natural Reserve<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/natural.pt\/protected-areas\/reserva-natural-berlengas?locale=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Berlengas Natural Reserve<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;90px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;16850&#8243; img_size=&#8221;150&#215;216&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6793&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.icnf.pt\/turismodenatureza\/atividades&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;8735&#8243; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/natural.pt\/?locale=en&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;14656&#8243; img_size=&#8221;150&#215;134&#8243; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/rewilding-portugal.com\/greater-coa-valley\/wild-coa-network\/&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;13863&#8243; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/rewildingeurope.com\/rewilding-training-tourism\/&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Our manifesto&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23000000&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1764182992023{background-color: #EAAA0000 !important;}&#8221;][vc_separator css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_message message_box_color=&#8221;vista_blue&#8221; icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-solid fa-seedling&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;]&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">There are places where nature has never disappeared.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">And there are others where it is now returning, quietly, powerfully, inevitably.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">It is in these places that we exist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">Wildlife Portugal was born in a changing landscape, where ancient mountains, deep valleys and forgotten plateaus are coming back to life. Here, the earth breathes again. The wind carries stories of rebirth. And ecosystems are regaining their natural place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">We are not mere observers of this process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">We are part of it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">We guide those who seek more than just a trip.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">We guide those who wish to feel the inspiring force of nature, understand its balance, witness its return.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">We believe in experiences that transform, that awaken the senses, that bring people closer to what is essential.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">We believe in deep knowledge, the kind that is built on the ground, alongside species, to the rhythm of the seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">We believe in care for the land, for the communities that shape it, and for the life that flourishes here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">We believe in impact that leaves a positive legacy, inspires change, regenerates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">Every trail we walk, every bird we observe, every landscape we reveal is part of a larger narrative: the story of a wilder, more authentic and vibrant Portugal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">That is why we do what we do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">Because nature is not a product. It is a path.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">And we invite everyone to walk it with us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Wildlife Portugal<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; Where Nature Returns<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;[\/vc_message][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The team&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23000000&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1746721160111{background-color: #EAAA0000 !important;}&#8221;][vc_separator css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;12728&#8243; primary_title=&#8221;&#8221; hover_title=&#8221;Fernando Rom\u00e3o&#8221; hover_btn_title=&#8221;Linkedin&#8221; hover_btn_color=&#8221;warning&#8221; hover_btn_i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-brands fa-linkedin&#8221; hover_add_button=&#8221;true&#8221; hover_btn_add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; hover_btn_link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Ffernandoromao%2F|target:_blank&#8221;]<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong><em>Fernando Rom\u00e3o is an experienced nature guide and interpreter who has been working in this field for around 30 years. He is also a professional photographer.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">He was born in Lisbon but has roots in a village in the centre of Portugal, where he spent part of his childhood and where contact with the natural environment gave him his the first experiences of observing nature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">His life has always been linked to nature conservation, natural history and ecotourism, and he was an activist in an environmental NGO, of which he was even a regional leader. His knowledge of the area has also allowed him to be involved in designing tourist routes and trails.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">He has led guided tours and excursions to wild areas in Portugal and Spain. Over the years he has undertaken specific training in the areas of nature tourism and adventure sports, as well as nature interpretation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">He has been leading <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturetrek.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Naturetrek<\/a><\/strong> excursions for several years and, although he specialises in birdwatching, he is a naturalist with knowledge that extends to botany, insects (dragonflies and butterflies), reptiles, amphibians and wild mammals, geology and geomorphology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Passionate about biodiversity, he has endeavoured to get to know and photograph the species of Portugal&#8217;s biological heritage. This is one of the ways he has found to promote knowledge and conservation of biodiversity through photography. He keeps a record of his observations on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/people\/fernandoromao\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iNaturalist<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Fernando Rom\u00e3o is the face of WILDLIFE PORTUGAL.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><em>My passion is to explore nature and have the opportunity to observe and discover its secrets, and then share them through photography or the tours I guide.<\/em><\/span>[\/vc_hoverbox][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;We are growing&#8230;&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1453217339571{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1469652654179{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;SUPPORT&#8221; 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img_size=&#8221;125&#215;79&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1659540507420{padding-top: 30px !important;}&#8221; link=&#8221;http:\/\/www.turispedros.pt\/&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;13251&#8243; img_size=&#8221;125&#215;125&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.naturefirstphotography.org\/en\/home&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1469653132328{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1469653152926{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;60px&#8221;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSABILITY&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-leaf&#8221; i_color=&#8221;green&#8221; i_background_style=&#8221;rounded&#8221; i_size=&#8221;xs&#8221; title_align=&#8221;separator_align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong><em>A percentage of the profits from our activities go to nature conservation actions in the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/rewilding-portugal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Greater C\u00f4a Valley<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;14570&#8243; img_size=&#8221;150&#215;151&#8243; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;15513&#8243; img_size=&#8221;125&#215;68&#8243; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; 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