Park «Natura Viva» is located on the shores of Lake Garda, 18 km from Verona in the hills covered with oak groves. The center for the breeding of animals, endangered, you can see more than a thousand animals from around the world who belong to 280 species. Among them - the snow leopards, Siberian tigers, maned wolf, the spectacled bear, Madagascar lemurs and Madagascar unique predators Foss. The park is involved in various international projects, the purpose of which is the protection of nature and endangered species. On account of «Natura Viva» - a successful return to the wild European bison, bald ibises and vultures.

It is in this park from all over Northern Italy bring animals seized while trying to cross-border transportation of contraband, as well as wild animals, wounded by poachers or children left without parents. Visitors to the park, paying a ticket, make a contribution to nature conservation and thus help rescue many animals around the world.

In addition, the park «Natura Viva» you can see the full-size models of some animals that existed in the past and disappeared because of the person. For example, females are exposed stuffed paraceratherium - the largest mammal that ever lived on earth.

The history of the park dates back to 1933, when at the shore of Lake Garda on an area of ​​64 ha farm was established Alberto Avesani. Then, in 1969, the neighborhood was opened zoo «Garda Zoo Park», which could be seen as a typically Italian animals and representatives of exotic fauna. A few years later to the zoo attached section devoted to African mammals and birds - Safari Park, which could visit without leaving the car. Five years later, the park appeared aquaterrarium, tropical greenhouse and the first in Italy Dinosaur Park. Finally, in 1985, it was made a large-scale reorganization of the entire institution, which resulted in «Natura Viva» was not just an exhibition area, but also an active participant in environmental processes. Already in 1992 the merits of the park in this delicate matter were recognized at the UN Conference on Biodiversity.