TRANQUILLIN FILHO, L. B.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/6726861407350579; TRANQUILLIN FILHO, Louis Bernard.
Resumo:
Survey of methods of breeding and trade in wild birds in the city of Patos-PB/Brasil. The birds of the Caatinga with its particularities as a whole, become the group
most sought by people from the wild animals in our semiarid for use as pets, a
practice that comes from our ancestors. This reason, whereby we must be more
careful. The present study aimed to survey which employed both methods of
creation as in marketing, with a greater emphasis on wild birds, taking into account
what methods are used in the creation, reproduction, feeding, and preparation for
both performance improvement as for the trade itself, and these practices are in
accordance with the correct guidelines. For this study a sampling universe of 30
city dwellers among traders and breeders being used for such semi-structured
questionnaire was used. Respondents cited 27 bird species, spread across 8
families. Usually used as ornamental or extra source of income, and exceptionally
as Pets "baiting" or even as food, each species with a form of power management
and relatively different with distinct particularities This result reflects the fact that
the birds are here in the semiarid used not only as decoration, but as a natural
resource of great importance to the culture and economy of the locals. For this
reason many professionals have adopted institutions and lines of research that
directly address the issues of conservation as well as the ornithological and
conservation community has been promoting the means to study, plan and take an
active attitude to conserve the rich and increasingly threatened birds of the
savanna. Although we do not know what species are threatened, we have some
notion as well as what are their main threats and where they should be preserved.
However, there is still a lot, because research and conservation measures are not
well distributed between the microregions of our region, and the threats are not
diminishing. The Caatinga as a whole needs: a sectoral plan for the conservation
of birds that allows to organize and set priorities for the actions of different
institutions and professionals; define the needs for future research and the training
of personnel; establish priorities for conservation and management of endangered
species and important conservation areas; and promote public policies to improve
the protection of birds.