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

Prevodilac: Jelena Nedjic Lektor: Mateja Nenadovic

Illegal wildlife trade in Brazil

Nelegalna trgovina divljim životinjama u Brazilu

is one of the major threats against our fauna,

je jedna od glavnih pretnji našoj fauni,

especially birds,

a naročito pticama;

and mainly to supply the pet market

a sve u cilju snabdevanja tržišta ljubimcima,

with thousands of animals taken from nature every month,

hiljadama životinja koje su otete iz prirode svakog meseca,

and transported far from their origins,

koje su premeštene daleko od svojih staništa,

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

kako bi bile prodate uglavnom u Rio de Ženeiru i Sao Paulu.

It is estimated that

Procenjeno je

all kinds of illegal wildlife trade in Brazil

da krijumčari divljih životinja u Brazilu

withdraw from nature

ukradu iz prirode

almost 38 million animals every year,

skoro 38 miliona životinja svake godine,

a business worth almost two billion dollars.

trgovina vredna skoro dve milijarde dolara godišnje.

The police intercepts

Milicija presreta

these huge cargos with live animals,

ove ogromne karavane sa divljim životinjama,

intended to supply the pet market,

namenjene za prodaju na tržištu,

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

ili ih prosto preuzima od vlasnika

and this is how we end up, every month,

i nama svakog meseca stiže

with thousands of seized animals.

oko hiljadu preotetih životinja.

And for us to understand what happens with them,

Pratićemo Bredovu priču

we're going to follow Brad.

kako bismo razumeli šta se dešava sa njima.

In the eyes of many people,

Mnogi ljudi misle

after the animals are seized,

o preuzimanju životinja

they say, "Yay, justice has been served.

na ovaj način: "Juhu, pravda je pobedila.

The good guys arrived,

Dobri momci su stigli i

took the cute, mistreated animals

preuzeli slatke, zlostavljane životinje

from the hands of the evil traffickers,

od krvavih ruku zlih krijumčara,

and everyone lived happily ever after."

i sada će doveka živeti srećno."

But did they? Actually, no,

Ali da li je tako? U principu ne,

and this is where many of our problems begin.

i u tome je koren mnogih problema.

Because we have to figure out

Moramo da smislimo šta

what to do with all these animals.

da radimo sa tim životinjama.

In Brazil, they are usually first sent

U Brazilu se obično prvo pošalju

to governmental triage facilities,

do državnih stanica hitne pomoći,

in which most of the cases,

u kojima su u većini slučajeva uslovi

the conditions are as bad as

loši koliko i

with the traffickers.

u krijumčarenju.

In 2002, these centers received

U 2002. oko 45.000 životinja

45,000 animals,

je dopremljeno u ove centre,

of which 37,000 were birds.

a od toga 37.000 ptica.

And the police estimates that we seize

Milicija procenjuje da mi preuzmemo

only five percent of what's being trafficked.

samo 5 odsto ukradenih životinja.

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

Srećkovići, a među njima je i Bred,

go to serious rehabilitation centers after that.

završe u ozbiljnim rehabilitacionim centrima nakon toga.

And in these places they are cared for.

Zbrinuti su u ovim centrima.

They train their flying,

Uče ih letenju,

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

uče ih kako da prepoznaju hranu koju će naći u prirodi

and they are able to socialize

i mogu da uspostave društvene kontakte

with others from the same species.

sa drugim primercima svoje vrste.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

But then what?

I šta onda?

The Brazil Ornithological Society --

Ornitološko društvo Brazila,

so now we're talking only birds --

sada pričamo samo o pticama,

claims that we have too little knowledge

smatra da ne znamo dovoljno

about the species in nature.

o vrstama u prirodi.

Therefore, it would be too risky

Zato je previše rizično

to release these animals,

i za puštene životinje i one iz divljine

both for the released and for the natural populations.

da budu puštene u prirodu.

They also claim that we spend too many resources

Takođe, tvrde da previše trošimo

in their rehabilitation.

na njihovu rehabilitaciju.

Following this argument,

Na osnovu tog argumenta,

they suggest that all the birds

oni predlažu da sve spašene ptice

seized from non-threatened species

koje ne pripadaju ugroženim vrstama

should be euthanized.

treba uspavati.

However, this would mean having killed

Međutim, to znači da bismo samo u Sao Paulu,

26,267 birds,

samo u 2006. ubili

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

26.267 ptica.

But, some researchers, myself included --

Ali, pojedini istraživači, uključujući i mene,

some NGOs and some people from the Brazilian government --

neke NVO i određeni ljudi u vladi Brazila

believe there is an alternative.

veruju da postoji druga mogućnost.

We think that if and when the animals meet

Smatramo da ukoliko i kada su ispunjeni

certain criteria concerning their health,

određeni uslovi koji se tiču zdravlja životinja,

behavior, inferred origin

ponašanja, utvrđenog mesto porekla,

and whatever we know about the natural populations,

kao i znanja o njihovoj prirodnoj populaciji,

then technically responsible releases are possible,

tada je tehnički odgovorno oslobađanje moguće,

both for the well-being of the individual,

što je dobro i za samu životinju

and for the conservation of the species and their ecosystems,

i za očuvanje vrsta i njihovih ekosistema,

because we will be returning genes for these populations --

jer na taj način vraćamo gene u fond te populacije,

which could be important for them

a to može biti veoma značajno

in facing environmental challenges --

za prilagođavanje novim uslovima sredine.

and also we could be returning

Takođe, možda time vraćamo u stanište

potential seed dispersers, predators, preys, etc.

moguće raznosače semenja, predatore, žrtve, itd.

All of these were released by us.

Sve ove životinje smo mi pustili u prirodu.

On the top, the turtles are just enjoying freedom.

Na vrhu ekrana, kornjače uživaju u slobodi.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

On the middle,

U sredini,

this guy nested a couple of weeks after the release.

ovaj majušan je napravio gnezdo nekoliko nedelja nakon puštanja.

And on the bottom, my personal favorite,

U donjem delu vidite mog ljubimca,

the little male over there,

mali mužjak tamo,

four hours after his release

nakon samo 4 sata od puštanja u prirodu,

he was together with a wild female.

on je našao svoju partnerku iz divljine.

So, this is not new, people have been

Ovo nije ništa novo, ljudi

doing this around the world.

rade ovo širom sveta.

But it's still a big issue in Brazil.

To je i dalje veliki problem u Brazilu.

We believe we have performed

Verujemo da smo uvek činili

responsible releases.

odgovorna otpuštanja.

We've registered released animals mating in nature

Vodimo evidenciju o mladuncima otpuštenih životinja

and having chicks.

začetim nakon njihovog oslobađanja.

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

Tako da su ovi geni zaista vraćeni u genetski fond populacije.

However this is still a minority

Ovo je i dalje samo mali deo svega,

for the very lack of knowledge.

jer nismo dovoljno obavešteni.

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

Poručujem: "Izučavajmo više, rasvetlimo ovaj problem,

let's do whatever we can."

uradimo sve što možemo."

I'm devoting my career to that.

Svoju karijeru sam posvetila tome.

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

Ovde sam kako bih svakog od vas podstakla

to do whatever is in your reach:

da uradite sve što možete:

Talk to your neighbor, teach your children,

obratite se svojim komšijama, obrazujte svoju decu,

make sure your pet is from a legal breeder.

zasigurno utvrdite da je vaš ljubimac legalno dopremljen.

We need to act, and act now,

Treba da krenemo u akciju, i to odmah,

before these ones are the only ones left.

pre nego što ovi primerci postanu i poslednji.

Thank you very much.

Mnogo vam hvala.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)