A five-year retrospective study on patterns of casuistry and insights on the current status of wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centers in Chile

IF 1.3 4区环境科学与生态学 Q3 BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION

Revista Chilena de Historia Natural Pub Date : 2019-09-09 DOI:10.1186/s40693-019-0086-0

Francisca Romero, Angelo Espinoza, Nicole Sallaberry-Pincheira, Constanza Napolitano

{"title":"A five-year retrospective study on patterns of casuistry and insights on the current status of wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centers in Chile","authors":"Francisca Romero, Angelo Espinoza, Nicole Sallaberry-Pincheira, Constanza Napolitano","doi":"10.1186/s40693-019-0086-0","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"BackgroundHuman activities are permanently threatening wildlife. Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centers (WRRC) have served for the rescue, rehabilitation and reinsertion of affected and recovered animals.MethodsWe reviewed the casuistry of five wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centers in Chile over 5 years, and described the main causes of admission, most affected taxonomic groups and final outcomes of the admitted individuals, shedding light into general patterns and relevant factors currently affecting wildlife in Chile. To understand the current work and status of WRRC system in Chile, we also conducted a qualitative survey to WRRC personnel and Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) regional offices regarding their operation.ResultsA total of 3418 cases of animals admitted to WRRC were obtained; 95.3% corresponded to native species. Of native animal cases, 86.0% corresponded to birds, 12.3% were mammals and 1.7% reptiles. Trauma was the most frequently observed cause of admission in all three native fauna groups (35.8% in birds, 23.2% in mammals, 27.8% in reptiles).ConclusionsWRRC are a tool for conservation and education of wild animal species in Chile, however WRRC and SAG regional office personnel highlighted several deficiencies in the current system and suggested opportunities for improvement. The current WRRC system needs modernization and financial support from the Chilean state to fulfil their relevant mission.","PeriodicalId":21247,"journal":{"name":"Revista Chilena de Historia Natural","volume":"23 1","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3000,"publicationDate":"2019-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"27","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Revista Chilena de Historia Natural","FirstCategoryId":"93","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40693-019-0086-0","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION","Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 27

Abstract

BackgroundHuman activities are permanently threatening wildlife. Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centers (WRRC) have served for the rescue, rehabilitation and reinsertion of affected and recovered animals.MethodsWe reviewed the casuistry of five wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centers in Chile over 5 years, and described the main causes of admission, most affected taxonomic groups and final outcomes of the admitted individuals, shedding light into general patterns and relevant factors currently affecting wildlife in Chile. To understand the current work and status of WRRC system in Chile, we also conducted a qualitative survey to WRRC personnel and Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) regional offices regarding their operation.ResultsA total of 3418 cases of animals admitted to WRRC were obtained; 95.3% corresponded to native species. Of native animal cases, 86.0% corresponded to birds, 12.3% were mammals and 1.7% reptiles. Trauma was the most frequently observed cause of admission in all three native fauna groups (35.8% in birds, 23.2% in mammals, 27.8% in reptiles).ConclusionsWRRC are a tool for conservation and education of wild animal species in Chile, however WRRC and SAG regional office personnel highlighted several deficiencies in the current system and suggested opportunities for improvement. The current WRRC system needs modernization and financial support from the Chilean state to fulfil their relevant mission.

查看原文本刊更多论文

一项关于智利野生动物救援和康复中心现状的诡辩模式和见解的五年回顾性研究

人类活动正在永久地威胁着野生动物。野生动物救援和康复中心(WRRC)为受感染和康复的动物提供救援、康复和重新融入社会的服务。方法回顾智利5个野生动物救助和康复中心近5年来的发病情况，描述入院个体的主要原因、最受影响的分类类群和最终结果，揭示目前智利野生动物的一般模式和相关因素。为了了解智利WRRC系统的当前工作和现状，我们还对WRRC人员和农牧服务局(SAG)区域办事处进行了定性调查。结果共获得收治动物3418例;95.3%为本地种。其中，鸟类占86.0%，哺乳动物占12.3%，爬行动物占1.7%。外伤是三种本地动物群中最常见的入院原因(鸟类为35.8%，哺乳动物为23.2%，爬行动物为27.8%)。结论WRRC是智利野生动物物种保护和教育的一个工具，但WRRC和SAG区域办事处的工作人员指出了目前系统中的一些不足之处，并提出了改进的机会。目前的WRRC系统需要现代化和智利国家的财政支持，以完成其相关使命。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊

Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 环境科学-生态学

CiteScore

2.50

自引率

18.20%

发文量

审稿时长

>36 weeks

期刊介绍： Revista Chilena de Historia Natural (RCHN) publishes original research dealing with past and present phenomena from organismic to higher levels of biological organization, considering both empirical and theoretical studies on all kinds of taxa and environments. The major areas covered by RCHN are: botany and zoology; physiological and behavioral ecology; population biology; community and ecosystem ecology; systematics, biogeography and evolution.