Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Conservation biology is a field of knowledge developed in response to the current biodiversity crisis. This science is based on strategies and actions aimed at preserving species, with the goal of preventing their extinction and promoting their reintegration into natural ecosystems. In this context, institutions dedicated to sheltering wild animals removed from their natural habitats have emerged, whether due to illegal activities such as trafficking, trade, and hunting, or as a result of accidents. This study aimed to evaluate the methods of rescuing and releasing wild animals. To this end, data regarding the number of species rescued, as well as the animals' condition (healthy or injured), sex, age, and species diversity were analyzed. The different ways these animals entered the system were also considered, including seizures by authorities, institutional referrals, and voluntary surrenders, as well as their final destination, especially their return to the wild through release processes conducted by the institution. The results show that, despite the high number of animals received, a significant portion managed to return to their natural environment. Therefore, it can be concluded that the rehabilitation and release methods employed proved to be efficient. However, it is important to highlight the need for greater encouragement of research that further evaluates these processes, contributing to the improvement of species management and conservation techniques, as well as to the expansion of the dissemination of updated data.Keywords: Wildlife. Species. Capture. Rehabilitation. Return.
Authors: PEREIRA, Stefany Soares, NASCIMENTO, Gabriela Oliveira, PIRES, Daniel Ananias de Assis, COSTA, Renê Ferreira, PIRES-NETO, Otaviano de Souza, COSTA, Maria Dulcineia da, OLIVEIRA, Pedro Henrique Alves de, PEREIRA, Hávilla Lopes, NOGUEIRA, Max Farias, TÓFANI, Geovanna Leão, GUSMÃO, Emerson Márcio, LIMA, Maria Fernanda da Mota, COSTA, Andreza Silva, OLIVEIRA, Stephanie Pedrosa de, DURÃES, Milene Faustino, SILVA, Matheus Pereira da, MOURA, Marielly Maria Almeida
Language: Portuguese
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Life on land
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W7220588386