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When patched the strict observance of a spirit of conservation in the exploitation of forest resources, we must repeat it with even greater emphasis in the case of wildlife. This fauna is still very large, has been decimated in a criminal as far as species are concerned. They have been persecuted with real anger, so valuable to his skin: alligators, crocodiles, tigers, ocelots, cuchicuchis, water dogs, for their prized meat: capybaras, macaws, tapirs, peccaries, deer, armadillos and even picures; This threat also have had birds singing beautiful plumage or to trade with them.

Among the mammals we scored the most beautiful, the cats like the lion or puma (Felis concolor), jaguar (Felis concolor), pull butterfly (Felis ounce), and the tiny paints (Felis yaguarundi), the ocelot (Felis tigrina), the controversial Black Panther large and the small size.

The ocelot is perhaps the most pursued by its thin skin and face, about the Black Panther, in addition to cases of melanism, the small size of a meter long, the natives are forming small bands in times of heat .

Small carnivores can cite first the almost extinct otter or water dog (Pteronura brasiliensis) of beautiful skin, survives in very few places in the process of extinction. The cuchicuchi (Potos flavus), fox gouache (Nasua Nasua), weasels (Tayra barbarian), the sullen (Galictis vittata), the opossum (Didelphis opessum), foxes (Cerdocyon thous) and many more who form a veritable paradise animal kingdom. An example is the rare bush dog or dog dumb (Ictycion venaticus), surviving native almost unknown.

Among the edentulous are the armadillos, the giant of more than one meter (Giant Armadillo), the joint (Dasypus novemcintus). We anteater anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), the bear melero (Silky Anteater).

One of the large mammals, the tapir (Tapirus terrestris), have been exterminated in many parts of America and also in our country, for its abundant meat is desired, still survives in the forests protected intricate. Also Mantia (Trichechus inungis) and water dog (Chironectes Variegatus).

Among the pigs have the peccaries (Tagasu peccary) and (Dicotyles tajacu), as the deer we see in remote savannah and the jungle, some species remaining vein. Some 40 or more years we could admire flocks of White tail deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in the savannas of Manapiare Parucito Alto and La Esmeralda. Dento of the forest can still run into a copy of machicolation red (Mazama Americana).

Big beautiful rodent meat, capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), the largest of all desired and paca (Agouti paca), the picures of various sizes as the Amazon gray (Dasyprocta fuliginosa), while citing the untouchable porcupine ( Coendou prehensilis) and the restless Ardites brown, white, black, etc.., (Sciurus aestuans), (S. gilvivulgaris) and (S.. igniventris).

Generalizing mammals, we can include on these lines the wide range of primates: spider monkey or spider monkey (Ateles belzebuth), howlers (Alouatta seniculus), capuchin del Orinoco (Chiporotes satan) chucuto (Cacajao melano cephalus) fronted capuchin (Cebus apella) , widow (Calllcebus torguatus), marmoset, the smallest (Saimiri sciureus), night monkey (Aotus trivirgatus) and the sympathetic and intelligent monkey Caparros (Brown Woolly Monkey) very scarce in our Amazon, called "macaca paunchy" in Brazil, where if exists in larger quantities.

Birds: A good percentage of birds in our country, which is quite large may be localized in this state. While most are native to here, there are a limited number of them are migratory, usually from the north. As a sample, we will quote only a small number of them.

Among the waders on large Jabiru (Jabiru Mycteria) of just 1.50 meters, coat (Mycteria americana), white heron (Egretta albus), great blue heron (Butorides striatu) and many others of various sizes and colors, red grunt or ibis (Eudocimus rubra). Among the mallard excel palpípedas good weight (Cairina moschata) duck road (Orinoco Goose), pink beak güirirí (Dendrecygna autumalis).

Gallinaceans precious meat would have the paují: (Mitu stormy) and (Curassow) UKIR guan (Penelope jacquacu) and Slasher (Trinidad Piping-guan), guacharaca Guyanese (Chachalaca). Among partridges have crested partridge (Colinus cristatus). Persiz redhead (Odontophhorus gujanensis).

Abundant and important are the different species of birds: tiny, restless hummingbirds (Trochilidae), colorful and raucous macaws, parrots and parakeets (Psittacidae); owls face a sad and gloomy (Strigidae), toucans voracious and intelligent (Toucan); laborious woodpeckers (Picidae). Others:-rock (Rupicola rupícola), miner bird (Lipaugus vociferans), black connotations (Psarocolius decumanus) and green (P. viridis), jays (Cacicus cela), moriches (Macroagelaius imthurni), galeon (Icterus nigrogularis), jays (Agelaius icterocephalus), tiles (Thraupis palmorum) Verdines as 7 colors (Tangara chilensis), tile swallow (Tersina viridis). Raptor with a variety of hawks, the smallest cousin hawk (Falco sparverius), the beautiful tailed hawk (Swallow-tailed Kite), the hawk colorado (Black-collared Hawk), between the eagles a.negra (Great Black Hawk), Tirana (Spizaetus tyrannus) ; to mention the important end harpy eagle (Harpy Eagle), who say it can lift up a small child, because their flight is powerful and very big and strong claws; up close is impressive with his penetrating gaze.

Reptiles: Mentioning the reptiles, we must try the great Orinoco crocodile (Cocodrilus intermedius), now extinct, that could measure about 4 feet long, is still the baba (Cocodrilus cocodrilus), small alligator is being exterminated for their fur trade with . We recall the actual format (Ameiba ameiba), the ugly iguanas (Iguana iguana).

Among the highlights the anaconda snakes or water snake (Eunectes murinus), can grow to about 19 meters, followed tragavenado or boas (Boa constrictor) from about 5 feet long. They complete a long list of offices is not poisonous, alongside a limited number of well-known venomous species, as would the mapanare (Bothrops atrox) rattlesnake (Crotalus terríficu) cuaima pineapple (Lachesis muta).

Frogs: We found large as zarando (Bufo marinus), rare as mating or pipe (Pipa pipa), the bilingual frog whose skin is poisonous beautiful (Dendrobates leucomelas) cuaima Toad (Ceratophrys calcarata), of which the vulgar says that bites like a snake, horned frog (Surinam horned frog).

Chelonia: We have a great variety: the slow, tortoise common of rounded carapace (Geochelone denticulatta), amphibians such as the tortoise (Kinsternorn scorpioides), terecay (Podocnemis unifilis), stubborn (Phrynops gibbus), but the most important and size is the orinoco or cèñebre Arrau turtle (Arrau) on the eve of disappearing because of the relentless persecution that was centuries ago. We must not name the mimetic matamata (Chelus finbriata).

FISH: We will cite only the most important for meat: the giant bully or laulau (Brachyplatystoma ssp.) Striped catfish (Pseudobratystoma faciatus) Cajaro (Fractorephalus hemiliopterus, morocoto (Colossoma spp), bream (Metynnis argenteus), branch (Myloplus shomburkii) caribbean blue (Serrasalmus scapularis), payara (Hydrolicus Scomberoides) curbina (Science Amazon), and the finest meats, the peacock. unpalatable meat While we are now useless and even dangerous eel (Gymnotus electricus) famous by the electrical potential of your body that could kill a person or an animal. We have seen specimens of 1.60 mt. but can grow to 2 meters.

There are numerous small streams and lakes of the region, varied amount of precious little-known ornamental fish, but of singular beauty. We see them crossing the waters and hide in the many aquatic plants that adorn the wet landscape. We admire the fish tank in Caracas and other capitals, distributed by large international traders of ornamental fish.

Many of these fish are caught by the natives of these regions border and taken to neighboring countries to swell the international market. Then some are distributed to Venezuela and enter as alien species, given the limited knowledge we have here in our own fish fauna.

Planned and rational exploitation of live ornamental fish, it could be an important factor in the developing parts of the country. Alvaro Cortez biologist "Preliminary Report on the fishes of TFA copy:" ... On the other hand there is this last line fishery is being exploited widely in the Amazon basin from Colombia and Brazil, and represents one of the main foundations of the economy of certain populations such as Leticia, Puerto Carreño, Puerto Inírida and Puerto Gaitan, Colombia, and the famous Aquarium Black River in Manaus, Brazil. We add that also in Iquitos, Peru on the Amazon River, this business is flourishing ornamental fish.

Ichthyological According to studies conducted in this state, we can name some of the small fish found: Pez Leaf (Monocirrhus polyacanthus), Knife (Gymnotus carapo), Neon tetra (Hyphessobry sp.) Sierra Striped (Striped armatulus), bandages (Hoplostarnum Orinocoi), Anguilla (Synbranchus marmoratus), Climb (Pterophyllum altum), Needle (Potamorrhhis guianensis), butterfish (Myloplus schomburkii) and others as old, sardines, etc.

Insects: Yakiranazo Yakiramboia: (Lanternari phosphorea). As the opening lines of communication, will also open lines of commercial exploitation of natural resources of this remote and unprotected region. But when you think causes concern that traders in forest products and natural, have no spirit or conservation concepts. Although all these natural resources listed in previous pages are classified as renewable, is never sufficient to repeat the concerns for efficient conservation should be taken.

One way to help care for and preserve wildlife, it would increase the breeding for food, including the breeding of native animals that have been proven multiply in captivity, such as slug, deer, capybaras, ducks, partridges, etc.. --