Onça-pintada nascida em Itaipu viaja 2,1 mil km para conservação
O Refúgio Biológico Bela Vista (RBV), unidade mantida pela Itaipu Binacional em Foz do Iguaçu, realizou nesta terça-feira (10) o transporte de Jataí, uma onça-pintada melânica de quase 90 kg. O animal, que completará quatro anos, percorre uma jornada de 2,1 mil quilômetros por via terrestre em direção à Reserva Conservacionista Piracema, no Tocantins, com chegada prevista para esta quarta-feira (11).
Missão de preservação e diversidade genética A realocação do felino atende a uma diretriz do Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio). O objetivo principal é fomentar a reprodução de uma espécie ameaçada de extinção, utilizando o manejo populacional para ampliar a diversidade genética entre animais em cativeiro e na natureza.
Sobre o novo destino da onça, o veterinário da Itaipu Binacional, Pedro Teles, detalhou: “Lá ela vai encontrar outro animal escolhido especialmente pelo ICMBio para formar um casal. Jataí é muito especial para a gente porque nasceu, junto com sua irmã, a Arapuá, justamente no Dia Internacional da Onça-Pintada (29/11), espécie que é símbolo da biodiversidade do Brasil”.
Legado para a espécie A equipe que acompanhou o crescimento de Jataí enxerga a transferência como um passo fundamental para o futuro do felino. “Para nós é muito importante ver que aquela filhotinha, que nasceu e cresceu aqui no Refúgio, está indo contribuir para a conservação da espécie em outros locais. Se tudo der certo, Jataí vai ter muitos filhotes e ajudará na preservação desse animal, tão importante para o nosso país e para o planeta”, afirmou Pedro Teles.
Intercâmbio entre biomas O deslocamento de Jataí simboliza uma conexão estratégica entre a Mata Atlântica e o Cerrado. A fêmea, que cresceu em território paranaense, passa a compor o plantel da reserva localizada em Almas (TO). O espaço, que abrange 5 mil hectares, é um centro de referência na reprodução de fauna nativa desde 2016, abrigando também espécies como antas e tamanduás.
Sobre a relevância da nova integrante, o administrador da Reserva Conservacionista Piracema, Felix Scorsolini, destacou: “Ela vai fazer parte do nosso plantel de onças que ajudam na conservação da biodiversidade a partir a reprodução em cativeiro. A Jataí é muito importante para nós pela genética que representa”.
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