Pierre Gattaz, the former boss of Medef, says he is passionate about flora and fauna.
"Unexpected guest" Tuesday by Sébastien Krebs on the occasion of the reopening of the Beauval zoo, he celebrated the model put in place by its director Rodolphe Delord, which tends to make this park "a laboratory for the conservation of species" .
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Before having to scrape with union leaders, he dreamed of being an explorer.
Passionate about paleontology, geology and zoology, Pierre Gattaz, the former president of Medef, welcomed the reopening of Beauval on Europe 1.
The famous zoological park, which again welcomes the public since Tuesday morning in half-gauge and without sanitary pass, is a place he particularly likes, praising in particular the model set up by Rodolphe Delord, director of Beauval, son of the founder.
Beauval Zoo "employs 1,100 people"
"I have always loved nature, animals, plants, trees. And then, I went to see the Beauval zoo with my family a few years ago. I met Rodolphe Delord, the owner, who is a Absolutely incredible guy because he's self-taught. He has quite simply succeeded in one of the most beautiful parks in the world ", enthuses Pierre Gattaz," Unexpected guest "of the morning in Europe 1." He makes 1,100 work. people, has made tens of millions of investments. It is absolutely remarkable. On the entrepreneurial side, on risk taking ... it is an incredible model. We would need dozens, hundreds of Rodolphe Delord in France! ”, Considers the current president of the BuisnessEurope association.
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Last major achievement within the park: the equatorial dome, a gigantic circular greenhouse 38 meters high covering an area of one hectare, which hosts some 200 emblematic species of tropical forests.
"He had this magnificent dome built, which reminds me a little of certain scenes in
Jurassic Park
. There is also this escape side, this dream side", notes Pierre Gattaz.
"Beyond being a simple zoo, it is a laboratory for the conservation of species"
Pandas, white rhinos, African elephants… at a time when zoos are increasingly criticized, Beauval intends to stand up for rare species.
"These zoos are less and less observation zoos, where these poor animals died in enclosures, but more and more places for the preservation of nature, and also for scientific development", points out Pierre Gattaz.
“Beyond being a simple zoo, it is a laboratory for the conservation of species. Rodolphe Delord works with many scientists, many other parks on the conservation of species. The animals thrive there because they are they have a lot of space and because there are a lot of staff to look after them and observe them, "he assures us.