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When patched the strict observance of the spirit on-farm conservation of forest resources, we must repeat it with even greater emphasis when it comes to wildlife. This fauna is still very large, has been decimated in a criminal manner in which some species are concerned. They have been persecuted with real fury, so valuable for your skin: alligators, caimans, tigers, ocelots, cuchicuchis, otters, for its prized meat: capybara, 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 recorded the most beautiful cats like the lion or puma (Felis concolor), the butterfly tiger (Felis concolor), the pull butterfly (Felis ounce), and looks fine (Felis yaguarundi), the ocelot (Felis tigrina), the controversial Black Panther of large and small.

The ocelot is perhaps the most pursued by its thin skin and face, about the Black Panther, as well as cases of melanism, the small size of about a meter long, the natives are forming small bands in mating season .

Small carnivores can cite first the almost extinct otter or otter (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 (thous thous) and many more that are a true paradise animal kingdom. A very rare is the wild dog or dog dumb (Ictycion venaticus), surviving native almost unknown.

Among the edentate are the armadillos, the giant of more than one meter (Priodontes maximus), common (Dasypus novemcintus). We anteater palm (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), the bear melero (Cyclopes didactylus).

One of the great mammals, the tapir (Tapirus terrestris), have been exterminated in many parts of America and also in our country for its abundant meat very palatable, still survives in the forests protected intricate. Also Manti (Trichechus inungis) and the dog water (Chironectes variegatus).

Among the pigs have the peccaries (Tagasu peccary) and (Dicotyles tajacu), as the deer we see in remote savannah and jungle, some species of vein that remain. Some 40 or more years we could admire caramerudo herds of deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in the savannas of Manapiare, Parucito Alto and La Esmeralda. Dento the forest can still stumble upon a copy of red brocket (Mazama americana).

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

Generalizing mammals, we can include these lines the wide range of primates: spider monkey or spider monkey (Ateles belzebuth), howler (Alouatta seniculus), capuchin del Orinoco (Chiporotes satan) chucuto (melano Cacajao cephalus) capuchin (Cebus apella) , widow (Calllcebus torguatus), marmoset, the smallest (Saimiri sciureus), night monkey (Aotus trivirgatus) and the sympathetic and intelligent Caparro monkey (Lagothrix lagotricha) very scarce in our Amazon called "macaca paunchy" in Brazil, where if there in greater numbers.

Birds: A good percentage of the birds of our country, which is already quite large can be located in this state. Although most are native here, there are a limited number of them are migratory, usually from the north. As a sample, we will cite only a small number of them.

Among the heron wading large soldier (Jabiru mycteria) of nearly 1.50 m., coat (Mycteria americana), snowy egret (Egretta albus), great blue heron (Butorides striatu) and many others of various sizes and colors, red grunt or ibis (Eudocimus rubra). Among the palpípedas excels real good weight duck (Cairina moschata) duck road (Neochen jubata), peak güirirí pink (Dendrecygna autumalis).

Precious fowls meat would have the helmeted (Mitu stormy) and (Crax alector) úkira guan (Penelope jacquacu) and splitter (Pipile pipile) guacharaca Guiana (Ortalis motmot). Among the partridge partridges have crested (Colinus cristatus). Persiz red (Odontophhorus gujanensis).

Abundant and important are the different species of birds: tiny, restless hummingbirds (Trochilidae), colorful and loud macaws, parrots and parakeets (Psittacidae); owls face sad and gloomy (Strigidae), toucans voracious and intelligent (Ramphastidae) laborious woodpeckers (Picidae). Other:-rock (rupicola Rupícola), bird mine (Lipaugus vociferans), black connotes (Psarocolius decumanus) and green (P. viridis), jays (Cacicus cela) moriches (Macroagelaius imthurni) Gonzalitos (Icterus nigrogularis), jays (Agelaius icterocephalus), tiles (Thraupis palmorum), mildew and 7 colors (Tangara chilensis), tile swallow (Tersina viridis). Raptor with a variety of hawks, the smaller cousin hawk (Falco sparverius), the beautiful tailed hawk (Elanoides forficatus), the hawk colorado (Busarellus nigricollis), between the eagles the a.negra (Buteogallus urubitinga), Tirana (Spizaetus tyrannus) ; to mention the important end harpy eagle (Harpy harpyja), they say you can lift even a small child, because their flight is powerful and very large claws and strong close is impressive with his penetrating gaze.

Reptiles: Reptiles Citing begin by the great Orinoco crocodile (Cocodrilus intermedius), now extinct, who could measure about 4 meters long, is still the baba (Cocodrilus Cocodrilus), small alligator being exterminated to trade with your skin . We recall the actual format (Ameiba ameiba), the ugly iguanas (Iguana iguana).

Among the highlights the anaconda snake and water snake (Eunectes murinus), can grow to about 19 meters, followed tragavenado or boas (Boa constrictor) about 5 feet long. They complete a long list of non-poisonous trades, next to a limited number of well-known venomous species, as would be the mapanare (Bothrops atrox) rattlesnake (Crotalus terríficu) cuaima pineapple (Lachesis muta).

Amphibians: We found large as zarando (Bufo marinus), rare as mating or Pipe (Pipa pipa), the bilingual frog whose skin is poisonous beautiful (Dendrobates leucomelas), toad cuaima (Ceratophrys calcarata), of which the vulgar says that bites like a serpent, the horned frog (Ceratophrys cornuta).

Chelonian: We have a great variety: the slow and bulky common shell of tortoise (Geochelone denticulatta), amphibians like the tortoise (Kinsternorn scorpioides) terecay (Podocnemis unifilis), stubborn (Phrynops gibbus), but the most important and size is the orinoco cèñebre or Arrau turtle (Podocnemis expansa), on the eve of disappearing under the relentless persecution that was centuries ago. We must not forget to mention the mimetic matamata (Chelus finbriata).

FISH: We will cite only the most important for its steaks, giant bully or laulau (Brachyplatystoma ssp.) Striped catfish (Pseudobratystoma faciatus) Cajaro (Fractorephalus hemiliopterus, morocoto (Colossoma spp), butterfish (Metynnis argenteus), branch (Myloplus shomburkii) caribbean blue (Serrasalmus scapularis) payara (Hydrolicus scomberoide) curbina (SCIEN Amazon), and the finest meats, the peacock. Although we have the meat unappetizing now useless and dangerous to Shaker (Gymnotus electricus) famous the electric potential of your body, can kill a person or any animal. We have seen specimens from 1.60 mt. but can grow to 2 meters.

There are numerous small streams and lakes in the region varied number of beautiful ornamental fish poorly understood, but of singular beauty. We see them cross the waters and hide in the many aquatic plants that adorn the wet landscape. We admire in the tank in Caracas and other cities, 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 go to swell the international market. Then some are distributed to Venezuela and go as exotic species, given the limited knowledge we have here of our own fish fauna.

Planned and rational exploitation of live ornamental fishery, could be an important factor of development in these parts of the country. Alvaro Cortez biologist "Preliminary Report on the fishes of TFA" copy "... On the other hand there is this last line is being widely exploited fish 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 Inirida and Puerto Gaitan, Colombia and the famous Aquarium Black River in Manaus, Brazil. " We add that even in Iquitos, Peru on the Amazon River, this business is thriving ornamental fish.

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

Insects: Yakiranazo Yakiramboia (Lanternari phosphorea). As the lines of communication open, will also open lines of commercial exploitation of the 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 enough 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.. -