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October 11, 2020 – 11:55 pm
Newsroom of El País
A consumption of garbage that causes the obstruction of the digestive system, a pathology or, even, conditions related to the quality of the water in the wetland are the hypotheses that are currently being studied by those in charge of establishing the causes of death of one of the stumps that lived in Lake Los Cisnes -also known as La Babilla wetland-, in Ciudad Jardín, in the south of Cali.
This was stated by Carlos Eduardo Rueda, veterinarian of the Dagma Wildlife Management Group, who was one of the officials in charge of lifting the corpse of the animal that, apparently, had been dead for a couple of days in this body of water. of Commune 22.
According to Rueda, the stifle was found in a state of decomposition, with the absence of one of its legs, part of its tail and one of its eyes outside the orbital cavity.
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“At necropsy we found lacerations on one side that are probably post-mortem. The lack of the patica is probably postmortem consumption. It must be remembered that in the lake there are more babillas and turtles that can become scavengers; but we do not know if the lack of the tail is postmortem, or not, “said the specialist.
In the middle of the corpse inspection procedure, Rueda pointed out that they found a peculiarity: many changes in the animal’s organs.
“In the stomach there was a black bag of dog poop. Some owner who collected their dog’s feces did not dispose of it well or threw it into the lake and ended up in the stifle’s stomach. This can generate a compaction in which the animal does not consume food again because, as it is not digestible, its stomach is not able to pass this material to the intestine, which makes the animal go into a very long fast “, he explained Dagma’s veterinarian.
Rueda pointed out that there is still nothing conclusive about the death of the stifle, so the laboratory analyzes performed on the animal’s body, as well as the results of the physical-chemical studies of the wetland water, could take between 15 days and one month.
The Dagma called on the community to properly dispose of their pets’ waste, in order to prevent other animals, by mistake, from consuming them.
The body of the stifle was recovered by officials from the environmental authority after an environmental manager from Comuna 22 reported the anomaly last Saturday. However, around noon this Sunday an operation was carried out to rescue the corpse, a task that required an inflatable raft, given that the body was in the middle of a palisade and far from the edge of the wetland.
It is uncertain how many babillas there are in the wetland: Dagma
In recent years, events related to reptiles in the Swan Lake have been repeated, either by sightings that attract the attention of the community, by neighbors requesting their relocation, by the operations that have been carried out to capture them and now for the death of one of the specimens.
The body must have been carried in a raft to the shore, as it was in an area of difficult access
Photo: Raúl Palacios / El País
And although it is known that stumps began to appear in this sector in the 1990s, today it is uncertain how many of these animals live in this wetland.
“The lake is a relatively large body of water, they can reproduce and it can take a long time for the animals to reach a relatively significant size, so it has been very difficult to have a record of the exact number of individuals,” said Rueda. .
In 2017, eight stumps were found in Commune 22, of which six were captured and transferred to other environments by members of the Municipal environmental authority. In August 2019 Dagma officials captured one of the last stumps to be seen at the site.
“We do not have an accurate statistic of how many are left”, remarked the veterinarian and zootechnician.
However, Rueda emphasized that “there must be a control of the number of individuals, but the community must understand that it must live with the fauna, which is very valuable for the environment of the city.”
About the stifles
– This reptile feeds on small fish and aquatic birds that live in the lake.
– It is forbidden to throw stones or food at the animal, whether it is inside or outside the lake.
– Babillas are shy animals. They won’t hurt you if you don’t bother them.
In case you see the babillas outside the lake, call the Dagma at 3505834595, for control.
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