Recomendaciones para la adecuada implementación de la figura del tenedor de fauna silvestre, con fundamento en la reglamentación actual.

Abstract

Illegal Wildlife Trafficking in Colombia presents significant logistical and procedural problems particularly in the final disposal of confiscated or rescued specimens, which cannot be returned to the natural environment from which they came, and not every time can be relocated to zoos or centers that are part of Friends of the fauna. In the present work refers to the problem of illegal wildlife trafficking from the conflict generated in the disposal of which is Resolution 2064 of 2010, in which the figure of the holders of wildlife is presented as an alternative possession of wildlife legally by individuals, however this presents both legal gaps, which are not required for the administrative procedure, and aspects of operation and maintenance of specimens. To achieve this writing it is necessary to begin with a diagnosis about the risks that are currently facing wildlife in Colombia; then it proceeds to identify which are the species most impounded in the metropolitan area of the Aburra Valley (Área Metropolitana del Valle de Aburra); from this species are selected groups with more potential to be taken in custody by “Wildlife Holders” (“Tenedor de Fauna”, legal figure in Colombia with the law 1333 of 2009). Subsequently, its necessary to realize a normative tracking, with the aim of identify complementary elements that can make more effective the “Final Disposal of Wildlife Species” protocol, in the image of “Wildlife Holder” an under the “Impounded Wildlife Manual for Wildlife Holders” (“Manual Para el Tenedor de Fauna Silvestre Decomisada”) topics covered in the 17 and 18 annexes of the “2064 Resolution of 2010” in the “Ministry of Environment, Dwelling and Territorial Development”, now called the “Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development”. Finally and as a result of the performed analysis in the previous topics, necessary contributions are made by the authors to complement the legal definition of “Wildlife Holders”, and in order to assure that this definition can be used effective across the country (by Environment Authorities), ensuring the needs and welfare of wildlife individuals and attempting to decrease their environment displacement, trafficking and marketing.