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ESTRADA, G. E.; GOMEZ, C. A.  y  SANCHEZ, V.. Between the uncertainty of release and other forms of wildlife use. Rev. Med. Vet. Zoot. [online]. 2023, vol.70, n.1, pp.45-64.  Epub 11-Abr-2024. ISSN 0120-2952.  https://doi.org/10.15446/rfmvz.v70n1.103452.

Alongside the project that supports this article, we developed a detailed analysis of the final destination of wild animals by the environmental authority, with a focus on the release processes in the Amazonian departments of Amazonas, Caquetá, and Putumayo, between 2019 to 2021, in order to propose effective alternatives for approaching and managing the situation. The data was directly requested from the Corporation for the Sustainable Development of the South of the Amazon (Corpoamazonía), and they were handled with statistical management to interpret the results obtained according to the academic literature published on the subject and current related regulations. As a result of the investigation, the primary origin of the specimens was identified as voluntary surrender, in 65.59% of the cases; followed by rescue or transfer, in 27.87%; and confiscation, seizure, apprehension, or preventive measure in 3.96%. As their main final destination, release was identified in 45,21% of the cases. Of the total number of releases between 2019 and 2021, only 50 (4.09% of the cases) included some type of indication of the place or specific location where the release took place, with no mention of the habitat or genetic characterization procedure of the specimen, or postrelease follow-up, it is, therefore, necessary to promote other forms of wildlife use that reduce the margin of uncertainty.

Palabras clave : wild animals; release; wild animal husbandry; translocation; food security.

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