The image corresponds to the animal liberation process in Pance.
- After several days at the DAGMA Paso Home, where they recovered from different injuries, some caused by the illegal wildlife trafficking market, they returned to their habitats.
- In this release, the process was accompanied by the Municipal Ombudsman, whose delegates walked, with DAGMA professionals, the path to return these animals to freedom.
- Cali, the capital of biodiversity, offers guarantees to wild species for their environments.
Santiago de Cali, April 26, 2024
In the mountains of the Pance district, 45 wild animals returned to their environments, in the largest day of this type carried out this year by the DAGMA and accompanied by the Municipal Office, within the framework of Earth Week.
From the Paso del DAGMA Home, north of Cali, 10 opossums, 4 iguanas, 1 heron, 2 coquitoes, 2 hawks, 2 kestrels, 1 hawk, 1 squirrel, 9 blue-fronted parakeets and 9 red-fronted parakeets.
Some of these species were rescued by the National Police and cared for by the DAGMA, such as the case of the falcon, which underwent tibial surgery and had an intramedullary nail installed that offered it the possibility of continuing with its locomotion abilities.
One by one, these species were released with all the established protocols, according to their group: birds, mammals or amphibians, and analyzing mobility in their environment in a rigorous process that highlights the experience of DAGMA professionals in the recovery of wild species, from a Transit Home, where the animals are cared for, to taking them back to their habitats.
“It was a successful release, all the animals flew or ran, the same ones that rejoined this ecosystem south of Cali. The cases of recovery were different, once we bring them to their geographical distribution sites, they continue with the natural process of food consumption and reproduction and that is why we can say that the release is successful,” said Nicolás Mora, leader of Fauna. of the Administrative Department of Environmental Management, DAGMA.
“Today, what we have observed is the culmination of the rehabilitation and readaptation process of many species of wildlife that have been injured by citizens. In this process we are pleased that work is being done on the Pance ecopark, environmental heritage of the people of Cali, and that we can return these species to their habitat. It is a great achievement for the District Administration and for all the people of Cali,” said Diego Rodríguez, Deputy Director of Operations and Delegate Person for the Environment of Cali.
In the coming weeks, new releases of species will be announced that reflect the indolence of illegal wildlife trafficking and the effects it has on these wild species.
Oscar Lopez Noguera
DAGMA Communications
