Because there are records of at least 12 attacks by feral animals on wildlife in the Cuxtal Ecological Reserve, mass sterilization of dogs and cats is scheduled for November in the Merida police stations that are in this protected territory.
Raúl Escalante Aguilar, director of the Environment and Animal Welfare Unit, revealed the above and indicated that there is currently a problem of attacks by feral animals on wild animals since there is a record of dogs attacking armadillos, badgers, opossums, and deer, while cats attack birds.
“Cuxtal has a monitoring area. We have captures from the camera traps where you can see dogs attacking armadillos and possums, while cats attack the birds that nest, but we also have a badger and a deer that was attacked”, mentioned the municipal official.
He added that the management in charge has photographs and videos of the attacks that may be released to the communities that are immersed in the reserve so that they understand the problem that dogs and cats on the street can become feral, this is part of an awareness program that will be carried out.
Escalante Aguilar pointed out that Mayor Cecilia Patrón is aware of this problem and has asked that the fauna of the reserve be protected, for which, in addition to mass sterilizations at no cost, environmental education and awareness work will begin in the communities, to reduce the problem. He added that as the massive free sterilization campaign begins, a unit of the Esterimóvil will begin touring police stations in the south, and the first town it will visit will be San Ignacio Tesip on September 25, where, in addition to talks on responsible ownership, to On October 4 and 5, 100 sterilization surgeries are planned to be performed.
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