Caracterização de conflitos com fauna urbana no município de Rondonópolis

Abstract

With the process of urbanization and economic growth, biodiversity has been threatened, contributing to the fragmentation of habitats and the reduction of native forest. Being a serious problem with the animals having no other solution but to migrate to the cities. That is why it is important to characterize the perception that humans have when they are in contact with these animals. The objective of this work was to characterize the conflicts that the urban fauna causes to the society in the city of Rondonópolis-MT, identifying the animals that suffer the most with the lack of knowledge of the population, consequently being killed. The information was collected in the months of November and December 2019, with the help of a questionnaire with quick and objective questions, with animals common in the urban environment. 106 respondents from different age groups, income and occupations were interviewed. Most of the interviewees (101) claimed that at least one of the animals mentioned in the questionnaire appears in their homes, others (5) claimed that they did not. Seventy-two people said they do not kill animals that appear in their homes, 32 say they do. Although the gecko is the most common, the most frequently sacrificed is the frog, because it is associated with evil. The snake was not identified as a common animal, but it was identified as the animal that people would certainly kill if they found it. It is important to know and characterize the perception of society in relation to these animals, in order to elaborate possible solutions and practices of environmental education to minimize the mortality rate of these harmless animals and with important ecological functions.