Wolfredo Wildpret de la Torre

Wolfredo Wildpret de la Torre was born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on 16 September 1933. He was known for his facet as a naturalist, conservationist, popularizer and promoter of interest in mycology among the bulk of the Canary Islands population, as well as for cataloging numerous endemic species of the Canary Islands.^[2]

Throughout his life, he published numerous books on the flora and fauna of the Canary Islands.^[3]

In 2009 the University of La Laguna dedicated a street to him at the Anchieta campus.^[4]

Wildpret de la Torre died on 13 March 2026, at the age of 92.^[5]