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

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Shlomo Adam ืžื‘ืงืจ: Ido Dekkers
00:15
Illegal wildlife trade in Brazil
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ื”ืกื—ืจ ื”ื‘ืœืชื™-ื—ื•ืงื™ ื‘ื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืจ ื‘ื‘ืจื–ื™ืœ
00:19
is one of the major threats against our fauna,
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ื”ื•ื ืžื”ืื™ื•ืžื™ื ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขืœ ืขื•ืœื ื”ื—ื™ ืฉืœื ื•,
00:22
especially birds,
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ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื›ืฉืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื,
00:24
and mainly to supply the pet market
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ื”ื•ื ื ื•ืขื“ ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ืœืขื ื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ื‘ื™ืงื•ืฉ ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ืžื—ืžื“
00:27
with thousands of animals taken from nature every month,
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ื•ืืœืคื™ ื—ื™ื•ืช ื ืœืงื—ื•ืช ื•ืžื•ืฆืื•ืช ืžื™ื“ื™ ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ืžื”ื˜ื‘ืข,
00:31
and transported far from their origins,
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ืžื•ื‘ืœื•ืช ื”ืจื—ืง ืžืžืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื ืฉืœื”ืŸ,
00:34
to be sold mainly in Rio de Janeiro and Sรฃo Paulo.
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ื•ื ืžื›ืจื•ืช ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ื‘ืจื™ื• ื“ื” ื–'ื ื™ื™ืจื• ื•ื‘ืกืืŸ ืคืื•ืœื•.
00:38
It is estimated that
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ื”ื”ืขืจื›ื” ื”ื™ื
00:40
all kinds of illegal wildlife trade in Brazil
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ืฉื›ืœ ืกื•ื’ื™ ื”ืกื—ืจ ื‘ื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืจ ื‘ื‘ืจื–ื™ืœ
00:43
withdraw from nature
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ื’ื•ื–ืœื™ื ืžืŸ ื”ื˜ื‘ืข
00:45
almost 38 million animals every year,
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ื›ืžืขื˜ 38 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื‘ืขืœื™ ื—ื™ื™ื ืžื™ื“ื™ ืฉื ื”,
00:49
a business worth almost two billion dollars.
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ืขืกืง ืฉืžื’ืœื’ืœ ืงืจื•ื‘ ืœืฉื ื™ ืžื™ืœื™ืืจื“ ื“ื•ืœืจ.
00:53
The police intercepts
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ื”ืžืฉื˜ืจื” ืžื™ื™ืจื˜ืช
00:55
these huge cargos with live animals,
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ืืช ืžื˜ืขื ื™ ื”ืขื ืง ื”ืืœื” ืฉืœ ื‘ืขืœื™ ื—ื™ื™ื,
00:58
intended to supply the pet market,
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ื”ืžื™ื•ืขื“ื™ื ืœืืกืคืงื” ืœืฉื•ืง ื—ื™ื•ืช ื”ืžื—ืžื“
01:01
or they seize the animals directly from the people's houses,
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ืื• ืชื•ืคืกืช ืืช ื”ื—ื™ื•ืช ื™ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ื‘ื‘ืชื™ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื.
01:05
and this is how we end up, every month,
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ื•ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื›ืœ ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ืื ื• ืžื•ืฆืื™ื ืืช ืขืฆืžื ื•
01:08
with thousands of seized animals.
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ืขื ืืœืคื™ ื‘ืขืœื™ ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉื ืชืคืกื•.
01:12
And for us to understand what happens with them,
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ื•ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžื” ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืื™ืชื,
01:14
we're going to follow Brad.
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ื ืชืœื•ื•ื” ืืœ ื‘ืจืื“.
01:18
In the eyes of many people,
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ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ืช ืžืจื‘ื™ืช ื”ืื ืฉื™ื,
01:20
after the animals are seized,
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ืœืื—ืจ ืฉื”ื—ื™ื•ืช ื ืชืคืกื•,
01:22
they say, "Yay, justice has been served.
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ื”ืชื’ื•ื‘ื” ื”ื™ื, "ื”ืฆื“ืง ื ืขืฉื”.
01:25
The good guys arrived,
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ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื”ื’ื™ืขื•,
01:27
took the cute, mistreated animals
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ืœืงื—ื• ืืช ื”ื—ื™ื•ืช ื”ืžืกื›ื ื•ืช ืฉืกื‘ืœื• ืžื”ืชืขืœืœื•ืช
01:29
from the hands of the evil traffickers,
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ืžื™ื“ื™ ื”ืžื‘ืจื™ื—ื™ื ื”ืจืขื™ื,
01:31
and everyone lived happily ever after."
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ื•ื›ื•ืœื ื—ื™ื• ื‘ืื•ืฉืจ ื•ื‘ืขื•ืฉืจ ืขื“ ืขืฆื ื”ื™ื•ื ื”ื–ื”."
01:36
But did they? Actually, no,
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ื”ืืžื ื? ืœืžืขืฉื”, ืœื.
01:38
and this is where many of our problems begin.
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ื›ืืŸ ืžืชื—ื™ืœื•ืช ืจื‘ื•ืช ืžื‘ืขื™ื•ืชื ื•.
01:41
Because we have to figure out
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ื›ื™ ืขืœื™ื ื• ืœื”ื—ืœื™ื˜
01:43
what to do with all these animals.
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ืžื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืขื ื›ืœ ื”ื—ื™ื•ืช ื”ืืœื”.
01:46
In Brazil, they are usually first sent
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ื‘ื‘ืจื–ื™ืœ ื‘ื“"ื› ืฉื•ืœื—ื™ื ืื•ืชืŸ ืงื•ื“ื ื›ืœ
01:48
to governmental triage facilities,
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ืœืžืชืงื ื™ ื—ื™ืจื•ื ืžืžืฉืœืชื™ื™ื,
01:51
in which most of the cases,
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ื•ื‘ืžืจื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžืงืจื™ื
01:53
the conditions are as bad as
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ื”ืชื ืื™ื ืฉื ื’ืจื•ืขื™ื ืžืžืฉ
01:55
with the traffickers.
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ื›ืžื• ืืฆืœ ื”ืžื‘ืจื™ื—ื™ื.
01:57
In 2002, these centers received
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ื‘-2002 ืงืœื˜ื• ื”ืžืจื›ื–ื™ื ื”ืœืœื•
02:00
45,000 animals,
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45,000 ื‘ืขืœื™ ื—ื™ื™ื,
02:03
of which 37,000 were birds.
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ืžื”ื 37,000 ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื.
02:06
And the police estimates that we seize
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ื›ืฉืœื”ืขืจื›ืช ื”ืžืฉื˜ืจื” ืื ื• ืชื•ืคืกื™ื
02:08
only five percent of what's being trafficked.
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ื—ืžื™ืฉื” ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื ืžื›ืœ ื”ื”ื‘ืจื—ื•ืช.
02:12
Some lucky ones -- and among them, Brad --
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ืื—ื“ื™ื ืžื‘ื ื™ ื”ืžื–ืœ ืฉื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ื, ื›ื•ืœืœ ื‘ืจืื“,
02:15
go to serious rehabilitation centers after that.
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ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ื‘ื”ืžืฉืš ืœืžืจื›ื–ื™ ืฉื™ืงื•ื ืจืฆื™ื ื™ื™ื.
02:18
And in these places they are cared for.
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ื•ื‘ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ื”ืืœื” ื“ื•ืื’ื™ื ืœื”ื.
02:22
They train their flying,
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ืžืืžื ื™ื ืื•ืชื ืœืขื•ืฃ.
02:24
they learn how to recognize the food they will find in nature,
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ื”ื ืœื•ืžื“ื™ื ืœื–ื”ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืื•ื›ืœ ืฉื™ืžืฆืื• ื‘ื˜ื‘ืข.
02:27
and they are able to socialize
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ื•ืžืืคืฉืจื™ื ืœื”ื ืœื”ืชื—ื‘ืจ
02:29
with others from the same species.
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ืขื ื‘ื ื™ ืžื™ื ื.
02:31
(Laughter)
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[ืฆื—ื•ืง]
02:33
But then what?
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ืื–?
02:35
The Brazil Ornithological Society --
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ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ื”ืื•ืจื ื™ืชื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช ื”ื‘ืจื–ื™ืœืื™ืช,
02:37
so now we're talking only birds --
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ื•ื›ืขืช ืื ื• ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื‘ืœื‘ื“,
02:40
claims that we have too little knowledge
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ื˜ื•ืขื ืช ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืžืขื˜ ืžื“ื™ ื™ื“ืข
02:43
about the species in nature.
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ืื•ื“ื•ืช ื”ื–ื ื™ื ืฉื‘ื˜ื‘ืข.
02:45
Therefore, it would be too risky
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ืœื›ืŸ ื™ื”ื™ื” ืžืกื•ื›ืŸ ืžื“ื™
02:47
to release these animals,
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ืœืฉื—ืจืจ ื—ื™ื•ืช ืืœื”,
02:49
both for the released and for the natural populations.
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ืžืกื•ื›ืŸ ื”ืŸ ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื•ื”ืŸ ืœืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื” ื”ื˜ื‘ืขื™ืช.
02:53
They also claim that we spend too many resources
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ืœื˜ืขื ืชื ืื ื• ื’ื ืžื‘ื–ื‘ื–ื™ื ืžืฉืื‘ื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ืžื“ื™
02:56
in their rehabilitation.
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ืœืฆื•ืจืš ืฉื™ืงื•ืžื.
02:58
Following this argument,
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ืœืื•ืจ ื”ื˜ื™ืขื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื”,
03:00
they suggest that all the birds
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ื”ื ืžืฆื™ืขื™ื ืฉื›ืœ ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื
03:02
seized from non-threatened species
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ืฉื ืชืคืกื•, ื•ืฉืื™ื ืŸ ื ืชื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ืกื›ื ืช ื”ื›ื—ื“ื”
03:05
should be euthanized.
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ื™ื•ืžืชื• ืœืœื ื™ื™ืกื•ืจื™ื.
03:07
However, this would mean having killed
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ืฆื•ืจืš ืœื”ืจื•ื’
03:11
26,267 birds,
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26,267 ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื,
03:15
only in the state of Sรฃo Paulo, only in 2006.
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ืจืง ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ืช ืกืืŸ ืคืื•ืœื•, ื•ื‘-2006 ื‘ืœื‘ื“.
03:20
But, some researchers, myself included --
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ื—ื•ืงืจื™ื, ื•ืื ื™ ื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ื,
03:24
some NGOs and some people from the Brazilian government --
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ื›ืžื” ืืจื’ื•ื ื™ื ืœื-ืžืžืฉืœืชื™ื™ื ื•ื’ื ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืžืžืฉืœืช ื‘ืจื–ื™ืœ
03:28
believe there is an alternative.
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ืฉืžืืžื™ื ื™ื ืฉื™ืฉ ืืœื˜ืจื ื˜ื™ื‘ื”.
03:30
We think that if and when the animals meet
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ืœื“ืขืชื ื•, ืื ื•ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ื—ื™ื•ืช ืขื•ืžื“ื•ืช
03:34
certain criteria concerning their health,
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ื‘ืืžื•ืช-ืžื™ื“ื” ืžืกื•ื™ืžื•ืช ืฉืœ ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช,
03:37
behavior, inferred origin
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ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช, ืžืงื•ืจ-ืฉื‘ื™ ื™ื“ื•ืข,
03:39
and whatever we know about the natural populations,
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ื•ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื™ื“ื•ืข ืœื ื• ืขืœ ื”ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื•ืช ื”ื˜ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช,
03:43
then technically responsible releases are possible,
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ื”ืจื™ ืฉื˜ื›ื ื™ืช ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืฉื—ืจืจ ืื•ืชืŸ ื‘ื“ืจืš ืžื‘ื•ืงืจืช.
03:47
both for the well-being of the individual,
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ื”ืŸ ืœืžืขืŸ ืจื•ื•ื—ืชื• ืฉืœ ื‘ืขืœ ื”ื—ื™,
03:50
and for the conservation of the species and their ecosystems,
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ื•ื”ืŸ ืœืžืขืŸ ืฉื™ืžื•ืจ ื”ืžื™ืŸ ื•ื”ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ืืงื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช ืฉืœื•.
03:54
because we will be returning genes for these populations --
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื‘ื›ืš ืื ื• ืžื—ื–ื™ืจื™ื ื’ื ื™ื ืœืื•ืชืŸ ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื•ืช
03:58
which could be important for them
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ืฉืขืฉื•ื™ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื ืขื‘ื•ืจืŸ
04:00
in facing environmental challenges --
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขืžื•ื“ ื‘ืืชื’ืจื™ื ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืชื™ื™ื.
04:03
and also we could be returning
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ื•ื™ื™ืชื›ืŸ ืฉื‘ื›ืš ื’ื ื ืฉื™ื‘ ืœื”ืŸ
04:05
potential seed dispersers, predators, preys, etc.
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ืžืคื™ืฆื™ ื–ืจืขื™ื, ื˜ื•ืจืคื™ื, ื ื˜ืจืคื™ื ืคื•ื˜ื ืฆื™ืืœื™ื™ื ื•ื›ื•'.
04:11
All of these were released by us.
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ืืช ื›ืœ ืืœื” ืฉื—ืจืจื ื•.
04:13
On the top, the turtles are just enjoying freedom.
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ืœืžืขืœื”, ืืœื” ืฆื‘ื™ื ืฉืคืฉื•ื˜ ื ื”ื ื™ื ืžื”ื—ื•ืคืฉ.
04:15
(Laughter)
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[ืฆื—ื•ืง]
04:17
On the middle,
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ื‘ืžืจื›ื–,
04:19
this guy nested a couple of weeks after the release.
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ื”ื—ื‘ืจ ื”ื–ื” ื”ื—ืœ ืœืงื ืŸ ืฉื‘ื•ืขื™ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ ืฉืฉื•ื—ืจืจ.
04:22
And on the bottom, my personal favorite,
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ื•ืœืžื˜ื”, ื”ื›ื™ ืื”ื•ื‘ ืขืœื™,
04:25
the little male over there,
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ื”ื–ื›ืจ ื”ืงื˜ืŸ ื”ื–ื”,
04:27
four hours after his release
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ืืจื‘ืข ืฉืขื•ืช ืื—ืจื™ ืฉืฉื•ื—ืจืจ
04:29
he was together with a wild female.
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ืžืฆื ืœื• ื ืงื‘ื” ืคืจืื™ืช.
04:33
So, this is not new, people have been
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ื ื›ื•ืŸ, ื–ื” ืœื ื“ื‘ืจ ื—ื“ืฉ, ืื ืฉื™ื ืขื•ืฉื™ื
04:35
doing this around the world.
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ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื›ืืœื” ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื.
04:37
But it's still a big issue in Brazil.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ื‘ืจื–ื™ืœ.
04:39
We believe we have performed
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ืื ื• ืžืืžื™ื ื™ื ืฉื‘ื™ืฆืขื ื•
04:41
responsible releases.
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ืฉื—ืจื•ืจื™ื ืžื‘ื•ืงืจื™ื.
04:43
We've registered released animals mating in nature
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ืชื™ืขื“ื ื• ื—ื™ื•ืช ืžืฉื•ื—ืจืจื•ืช ืฉื”ื–ื“ื•ื•ื’ื• ื‘ื˜ื‘ืข,
04:47
and having chicks.
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ื•ื”ืขืžื™ื“ื• ืฆืืฆืื™ื.
04:49
So, these genes are indeed going back to the populations.
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ื•ื›ืš ื”ื’ื ื™ื ื‘ืืžืช ื—ื•ื–ืจื™ื ืืœ ื”ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื”.
04:54
However this is still a minority
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ืื‘ืœ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ืžื™ืขื•ื˜
04:56
for the very lack of knowledge.
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ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืžื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื—ืกืจ ืœื ื• ืžื™ื“ืข.
04:59
So, I say, "Let's study more, let's shed light on this issue,
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžืฆื™ืขื” ืฉื ืœืžื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื ืฉืคื•ืš ืื•ืจ ืขืœ ื”ื‘ืขื™ื”,
05:02
let's do whatever we can."
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ื•ืฉื ืขืฉื” ื›ื›ืœ ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื ื•.
05:04
I'm devoting my career to that.
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ืื ื™ ืžืงื“ื™ืฉื” ืœื›ืš ืืช ื”ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืฉืœื™.
05:06
And I'm here to urge each and every one of you
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ื•ื‘ืืชื™ ืœื›ืืŸ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื“ืจื‘ืŸ ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ื•ืื—ื“ ืžื›ื
05:09
to do whatever is in your reach:
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ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื›ื›ืœ ืฉื‘ื”ื™ืฉื’ ื™ื“ื™ื›ื,
05:11
Talk to your neighbor, teach your children,
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ื“ื‘ืจื• ืขื ืฉื›ื ื™ื›ื, ืœืžื“ื• ืืช ื™ืœื“ื™ื›ื,
05:14
make sure your pet is from a legal breeder.
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ื•ื“ืื• ืฉื—ื™ื™ืช ื”ืžื—ืžื“ ืฉืœื›ื ื‘ืื” ืžืžื’ื“ืœ ืžื•ืกืžืš.
05:17
We need to act, and act now,
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ืขืœื™ื ื• ืœืคืขื•ืœ, ื•ืœืคืขื•ืœ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•
05:20
before these ones are the only ones left.
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ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืืœื” ื™ื”ื™ื• ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื™ื ืฉื™ื™ืฉืืจื•.
05:23
Thank you very much.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื” ืœื›ื.
05:25
(Applause)
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[ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื]
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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