Fighting for Brazil’s Stolen Species | National Geographic

the first time I took partner rate I was

the first time I took partner rate I was so full of adrenaline and so full of

so full of adrenaline and so full of

so full of adrenaline and so full of energy that it was more exciting than

energy that it was more exciting than

energy that it was more exciting than scary because I believe I was doing

scary because I believe I was doing

scary because I believe I was doing something important my work and mission

something important my work and mission

something important my work and mission is to combat wildlife trafficking in

is to combat wildlife trafficking in

is to combat wildlife trafficking in Brazil we have different kinds of

Brazil we have different kinds of

Brazil we have different kinds of wildlife trafficking all kinds could be

wildlife trafficking all kinds could be

wildlife trafficking all kinds could be withdrawing from nature over 38 million

withdrawing from nature over 38 million

withdrawing from nature over 38 million animals 99% of the times the conditions

animals 99% of the times the conditions

animals 99% of the times the conditions of the birds that we find in seizures

of the birds that we find in seizures

of the birds that we find in seizures are very far from what we would consider

are very far from what we would consider

are very far from what we would consider the minimum acceptable he has all the

the minimum acceptable he has all the

the minimum acceptable he has all the evidences of violations of animal

evidences of violations of animal

evidences of violations of animal welfare as well as collecting animals

welfare as well as collecting animals

welfare as well as collecting animals with the cage over there the only way we

with the cage over there the only way we

with the cage over there the only way we can do an effective work

can do an effective work

can do an effective work if we collaborate the people who are in

if we collaborate the people who are in

if we collaborate the people who are in the front lines of this combat are law

the front lines of this combat are law

the front lines of this combat are law enforcement agents they know who is

enforcement agents they know who is

enforcement agents they know who is working they are the ones acting they

working they are the ones acting they

working they are the ones acting they are the ones with their hands on

there is also the scientific work that

there is also the scientific work that began with my PhD with my advisor in

began with my PhD with my advisor in

began with my PhD with my advisor in which I analyzed population genetic

which I analyzed population genetic

which I analyzed population genetic issues for wild bird species that are

issues for wild bird species that are

issues for wild bird species that are severely exploited by the illegal trade

severely exploited by the illegal trade

severely exploited by the illegal trade if I have a shipment of birds that was

if I have a shipment of birds that was

if I have a shipment of birds that was seized in some Paulo depending on the

seized in some Paulo depending on the

seized in some Paulo depending on the database that I have for comparison we

database that I have for comparison we

database that I have for comparison we can use genetics to infer the most

can use genetics to infer the most

can use genetics to infer the most likely population of origin of this

likely population of origin of this

likely population of origin of this shipment or of individuals not only to

shipment or of individuals not only to

shipment or of individuals not only to find exploitation hotspots but should

find exploitation hotspots but should

find exploitation hotspots but should send them back to the correct place as

send them back to the correct place as

send them back to the correct place as well

losing populations or species could

losing populations or species could bring unbalance into entire ecosystems

bring unbalance into entire ecosystems

bring unbalance into entire ecosystems we have to be doing this work and we

we have to be doing this work and we

we have to be doing this work and we have to change the situation before it’s

have to change the situation before it’s

have to change the situation before it’s too late we’re missing is this

too late we’re missing is this

too late we’re missing is this connection with the wild which is

connection with the wild which is

connection with the wild which is remembering that we’re part of nature in

remembering that we’re part of nature in

remembering that we’re part of nature in the ecosystem not something separate

only by bringing together people from

only by bringing together people from multiple disciplines and multiple

multiple disciplines and multiple

multiple disciplines and multiple backgrounds and during true

backgrounds and during true

backgrounds and during true collaborative efforts we can end our

collaborative efforts we can end our

collaborative efforts we can end our life trafficking and I think we can do

life trafficking and I think we can do

life trafficking and I think we can do it I think we are doing it