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06/29/2012
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Manaus - IBAMA will hold the tenth edition of the campaign " Do not remove the feathers of the life" in Parintins / AM. The campaign aims to prevent and combat environmental offenses in the period preceding the Festival of Folk Dance in Parintins Bois, and also in the meantime. Its main target the illegal trade in products and by-products of wildlife, especially artifacts (earrings, headdresses, necklaces, tiaras etc.). Made with down feathers, bones and teeth and also the fight against trade in meat from wild animals illegally .
The shares will curb illegal through the steps and craft shops. Educational activities will also be conducted through the dissemination of information and awareness of society, especially tourists, who unknowingly purchase these crafts, sometimes ignoring what is behind this trade, poaching, trafficking and killing of thousands of animals.
Among the main species threatened by this illegal trade are the birds, especially the group of psittacines (parrots and macaws), as well as hawks, herons, curassows, among others. A single large headdress of macaw for example can mean the slaughter of several individuals of these species.
Currently there artificial materials and living with animals that can replace products of wildlife in the making of handicrafts. Even the associations of Bois Bumbás cook up their costumes to come from synthetic material or creation, and thus consistent with their tunes and the theme of the festival, many of them focused on environmental issues.
IBAMA, jointly with other institutions belonging to the Office of Integrated Management - GGI, which will perform at the Festival, this campaign aims to achieve social and institutional allies in this fight in defense of animals. The institute believes that the campaign can lead people to new insights that translate into new positions in relation to this issue.
Source: IBAMA
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