Histórico oficial do comércio ilegal de fauna no Estado do Amazonas

Abstract

The illegal trade of wildlife for human consumption or to supply the pets and adornment markets is historically widespread in Amazonia, but few studies have been conducted to evaluate this activity in that biome. This study assessed the history of the illegal trade in the state of Amazonas, from the records of arrest mined by the Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e Recursos Naturais Renováveis (IBAMA) in Manaus / AM between 1992 and 2007. Data was obtained between February and December 2008 by checking files of the Division of Control and Supervision (DICOF) IBAMA / AM. accessed 818 records that represents for 49% of the sample period of 16 years. In total, 48974 animals were seized, 30276 being turtles, 16084 caimans, 1792 mammals and 808 birds. The number of individuals seized ranged from one to 4800 (mean = 50.4, SD = 279.5). Most animals were seized in the Purus river (n = 17334), Solimões river (n = 13940), Juruá river (n = 8528), in Manaus (n = 4330) and Negro river (n = 3156), in was seized one species of amphibian, two of snakes, two of crocodilians, eight turtles, 12 birds and 21 mammals. Podocnemis sextuberculata was the most frequent species with 13077 individuals seized. Four or five of the 46 species sold in Amazonia were considered endangered at a regional or national level, these species were jaguar (Phantera onca), puma (Puma concolor), margay (Leopardus wiedii) the Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) and spider (Ateles belzebuth). The realization of this study is opportune to create a base to delineate the future of public policies for the conservation of wildlife in the Brazilian Amazonia.