“People do not respect sentient beings and much less understand that we have destroyed the habitat of these species, which were there before us,” said rescuer and animal activist Elsa Arceo Medina upon the discovery of a dead ocelot in Caucel City.
The animal was run over on 70th Avenue in Ciudad Caucel, near the Gran Santa Fe subdivision.
The activist affirms that the proximity of urban areas carries a risk since the habitat of both wildlife has been invaded. “The builders do not consider that they often destroy the habitat.”
Elsa Arceo indicated that gentrification is a problem since in many cases urbanization destroys plants, such as propagules, that are capable of vegetatively giving rise to another individual.
Likewise, he shared that he does not agree with zoos, but with reserves, which can help preserve species. “The reserves already exist in various parts of the Republic, as well as in several countries where they protect species that are in danger of extinction and create true sanctuaries,” he stated.
The activist made a comparison of the water with the endemic species of the region, which both can end and along with them ourselves. He emphasized that this is one of the consequences of invading their homes, beyond invading urban areas, the animals only claim the areas that were once their homes.
Arceo Medina assured that changes in governments have consequences for them as activists since they go backward in the work in which progress had already been made.
The activist shared that she does not believe there is a record that endemic animals are in danger of extinction. He also pointed out that there are more than 600 complaints that have been filed about sentient beings and none were attended to and in the end, they were shelved.
“The case of turtles is also alarming since they are not respected by humans and on many occasions, they damage their nests,” he stated.
Nor does it rule out that in the future there may be more sightings of other species and asks the population not to attack them, not to hit them, not to throw stones at them, and much less to hunt them.
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