Legal aspects and destination during the rescue of native wild animals in Brazil

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Brenda Mendes França
Carolina Soares Santos
Giulia Moreno Matrone
Livia Alesse Bertoni
Pietra Guerra Gonçalves
Tabatha da Costa Oliveira
Liege Cristina Garcia da Silva

Abstract

Rescuing wild animals is directly related to the preservation of the wildlife of the country. The rescued animals are sent to the Wild Animal Screening Centers (CETAS), Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centers (CRAS), Wild Animal Management and Conservation Centers (CeMaCAS) and the Enviromental Police so that they can be identified, evaluated and sometimes rehabilitated before their fate is defined. In the case of injured animals, there are two main origins: animals run over, mostly on highways and animals from accidents in the urban centers. Trafficking of wild animals also causes a great impact on the brazilian fauna, especially rare and/or endangered species. The action of species conservation centers is extremely important in order to reduce the high levels of animals on the endangered threat list.

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MENDES FRANÇA, B.; SOARES SANTOS, C.; MORENO MATRONE, G.; ALESSE BERTONI, L.; GUERRA GONÇALVES, P.; DA COSTA OLIVEIRA, T.; GARCIA DA SILVA, L. C. Legal aspects and destination during the rescue of native wild animals in Brazil. Revista de Educação Continuada em Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, v. 19, n. 1, 30 Aug. 2021.
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PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE