Juliana Machado Ferreira: The fight to end rare-animal trafficking in Brazil

Prevoditelj: Romana Perković Recezent: Tilen Pigac - EFZG

Illegal wildlife trade in Brazil

Ilegalna trgovina divljim životinjama u Brazilu

is one of the major threats against our fauna,

je jedna od glavnih prijetnji našoj fauni,

especially birds,

osobito pticama,

and mainly to supply the pet market

i uglavnom služi za opskrbu tržišta ljubimaca

with thousands of animals taken from nature every month,

sa tisućama životinja otetih iz prirode svaki mjesec,

and transported far from their origins,

i transportiranih daleko od svojeg podrijetla,

to be sold mainly in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.

kako bi se prodavale uglavnom u Rio de Janeiru i São Paulu.

It is estimated that

Procjenjuje se da su

all kinds of illegal wildlife trade in Brazil

sve vrste ilegalne trgovine divljih životinja u Brazilu

withdraw from nature

povukle iz prirode

almost 38 million animals every year,

gotovo 38 milijuna životinja svake godine,

a business worth almost two billion dollars.

posao vrijedan gotovo dvije milijarde dolara.

The police intercepts

Policija presreće

these huge cargos with live animals,

ogromne kontejnere sa živim životinjama,

intended to supply the pet market,

namijenjenih za opskrbu tržišta ljubimaca

or they seize the animals directly from the people's houses,

ili oduzmu životinje direktno ljudima iz kuće.

and this is how we end up, every month,

A na kraju završimo, svaki mjesec,

with thousands of seized animals.

s tisućama zaplijenjenih životinja.

And for us to understand what happens with them,

A za nas da shvatimo što se događa s njima,

we're going to follow Brad.

slijedit ćemo Brada.

In the eyes of many people,

U očima mnogih ljudi,

after the animals are seized,

nakon što su životinje zaplijenjene,

they say, "Yay, justice has been served.

kažu, "Jupi, pravda je zadovoljena.

The good guys arrived,

Dobri momci su stigli,

took the cute, mistreated animals

oduzeli slatke izmaltretirane životinje

from the hands of the evil traffickers,

iz ruku zlih trgovaca,

and everyone lived happily ever after."

i svi su živjeli sretno do kraja života."

But did they? Actually, no,

Ali jesu li? Zapravo ne.

and this is where many of our problems begin.

A to je gdje mnogi naši problemi počinju.

Because we have to figure out

Budući da moramo shvatiti što

what to do with all these animals.

učiniti sa svim tim životinjama.

In Brazil, they are usually first sent

U Brazilu, obično su prvo poslane

to governmental triage facilities,

državnim trijažnim ustanovama,

in which most of the cases,

u kojoj su u većini slučajeva

the conditions are as bad as

uvjeti loši kao i

with the traffickers.

kod trgovaca.

In 2002, these centers received

U 2002. ti centri primili

45,000 animals,

su 45.000 životinja,

of which 37,000 were birds.

od kojih su 37.000 ptice.

And the police estimates that we seize

I policija procjenjuje da zaplijenimo

only five percent of what's being trafficked.

pet posto žrtava trgovine.

Some lucky ones -- and among them, Brad --

Neki sretnici, a među njima, Brad,

go to serious rehabilitation centers after that.

idu u ozbiljne rehabilitacijske centre nakon toga.

And in these places they are cared for.

I u tim mjestima su zbrinuti.

They train their flying,

Treniraju letenje.

they learn how to recognize the food they will find in nature,

Uče kako prepoznati hranu koju će pronaći u prirodi.

and they are able to socialize

I u mogućnosti su družiti se

with others from the same species.

s drugima iz iste vrste.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

But then what?

Ali što onda?

The Brazil Ornithological Society --

Brazilsko Ornitološko društvo,

so now we're talking only birds --

sada govorimo samo za ptice,

claims that we have too little knowledge

tvrdi da imamo premalo znanja

about the species in nature.

o vrstama u prirodi.

Therefore, it would be too risky

Stoga bi bilo previše rizično

to release these animals,

osloboditi te životinje,

both for the released and for the natural populations.

i za puštene i za prirodne populacije.

They also claim that we spend too many resources

Tvrde da trošimo previše resursa

in their rehabilitation.

u njihovoj rehabilitaciji.

Following this argument,

Slijedeći ovaj argument,

they suggest that all the birds

oni ukazuju na to da sve ptice

seized from non-threatened species

oduzete iz neugroženih vrsta

should be euthanized.

treba eutanazirati.

However, this would mean having killed

Međutim, to bi značilo ubiti

26,267 birds,

26.267 ptica,

only in the state of São Paulo, only in 2006.

samo u državi São Paulo, samo u 2006.

But, some researchers, myself included --

Ali, neki istraživači, i ja osobno,

some NGOs and some people from the Brazilian government --

neke nevladine organizacije i neki ljudi iz brazilske vlasti

believe there is an alternative.

vjeruju da postoji alternativa.

We think that if and when the animals meet

Mislimo da ako i kada životinje

certain criteria concerning their health,

zadovolje određene kriterije u vezi njihovog zdravlja,

behavior, inferred origin

ponašanja, zaključenog podrijetla,

and whatever we know about the natural populations,

i što god znamo o prirodnim populacijama,

then technically responsible releases are possible,

zatim ih je tehnički odgovorno pustiti.

both for the well-being of the individual,

I za dobrobit pojedinca,

and for the conservation of the species and their ecosystems,

kao i za očuvanje vrsta i njihovih ekosistema.

because we will be returning genes for these populations --

Zato što ćemo vratiti gene ove populacije

which could be important for them

koji bi im mogli biti važni

in facing environmental challenges --

u suočavanju izazova u očuvanju okoliša.

and also we could be returning

I također bi mogli vratiti

potential seed dispersers, predators, preys, etc.

potencijalnog disperzera sjemena, predatora, lovinu, itd.

All of these were released by us.

Svi ovi su pušteni kod nas.

On the top, the turtles are just enjoying freedom.

Na vrhu, kornjače samo uživaju u slobodi.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

On the middle,

Na sredini,

this guy nested a couple of weeks after the release.

ovaj tip ugniježđen nekoliko tjedana nakon puštanja.

And on the bottom, my personal favorite,

A na dnu, moj osobni favorit,

the little male over there,

malo muško tamo,

four hours after his release

četiri sata nakon njegova puštanja

he was together with a wild female.

on je bio zajedno sa divljom ženom.

So, this is not new, people have been

Dakle, ovo nije novo, ljudi su to

doing this around the world.

radili širom svijeta.

But it's still a big issue in Brazil.

Ali to je još uvijek veliki problem u Brazilu.

We believe we have performed

Vjerujemo da smo izvodili

responsible releases.

odgovorno puštanje.

We've registered released animals mating in nature

Registrirali smo parenje u prirodi puštenih životinja,

and having chicks.

i dobivanje mladih.

So, these genes are indeed going back to the populations.

Dakle, ti geni se doista vraćaju populaciji.

However this is still a minority

Međutim, ovo je još uvijek manjina

for the very lack of knowledge.

uz veliki nedostatak znanja.

So, I say, "Let's study more, let's shed light on this issue,

Dakle, kažem da ih proučimo više, obasjajmo ovo pitanje,

let's do whatever we can."

učinimo sve što možemo.

I'm devoting my career to that.

Posvetila sam svoju karijeru tome.

And I'm here to urge each and every one of you

I ja sam ovdje kako bih potakla svakog od vas

to do whatever is in your reach:

da učinite sve što je u vašem dosegu,

Talk to your neighbor, teach your children,

razgovarajte sa svojim susjedom, učite vašu djecu,

make sure your pet is from a legal breeder.

provjerite je li vaš ljubimac od legalnih uzgajivača.

We need to act, and act now,

Moramo djelovati, i djelovati sada

before these ones are the only ones left.

prije nego što su ovi jedini ostali.

Thank you very much.

Puno hvala.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)