1/9 | He remained in captivity: Drna removes mono rhesus of residence in Canovanas. A mono rhesus was removed by the DRNA of a residence in Loíza Valley in Canovanas after the agency received a confidence channeled by the police. – Supplied
A bun Rhesus who remained in captivity in a residence in Canovanas was removed by the Natural and Environmental Resources Department (DRNA) After the agency received a confidence on the illegal possession of the species.
In written statements, Drna’s secretary, Waldemar Quiles Pérez, informed that vigilant body members took possession of the monkey, which was on the land of a home in the Loíza Valley urbanization.
“In the afternoon of yesterday, Wednesday, personnel of the body of vigilantes, acting on a confidence channeled by the Municipal Police of Canovanas, they appeared on a property where a citizen kept in captivity a mono rhesus. The person, freely and voluntarily delivered the exotic animal to the guardswho proceeded to take it to the Center for Exotic Species, located in the Cambalache Forest Natural Reserve in the municipality of Arecibo for the corresponding evaluation, ”explained the head of the department.
“I thank the members of the Vigilantes Corps, who are always attentive to the protection of our environment. In the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources we will continue our collaboration with the municipalities to address situations like this,” he added Quiles Pérez.
The secretary in turn urged citizens to inform about this type of event.
“If you meet one of these species, do not face it, call the body of guards to the phone 787-999 2200, extension 2911 or you can contact us through the agency’s platforms on social networks. It is important that you inform us of any situation similar to it,” he culminated.
In Puerto Rico, DRNA does not grant permits for the possession of any Primate Macaco Rhesus, so possessing these primates without authorization from the agency violates some environmental and agricultural laws.
According to DRNA, these primates represent a serious challenge to public health, since they can be virus carriers such as rage and herpes B.
Similarly, they can be dangerous for agriculture and wildlife.