{"id":1780,"date":"2018-01-22T22:34:57","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T22:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vidasilvestre.org\/primer-hospital-de-fauna-silvestre-del-ecuador\/"},"modified":"2018-07-04T15:58:45","modified_gmt":"2018-07-04T20:58:45","slug":"the-first-wildlife-hospital-in-ecuador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/vidasilvestre.org\/en\/the-first-wildlife-hospital-in-ecuador\/","title":{"rendered":"The first wildlife hospital in Ecuador"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row equal_column_height=&#8221;equal-column&#8221; el_class=&#8221;project-box&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; tablet_sm_width=&#8221;1&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"grve-element grve-image grve-align-center\" style=\"\"><img width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"http:\/\/vidasilvestre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/hospital-fauna-silvestre-ecuador.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/vidasilvestre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/hospital-fauna-silvestre-ecuador.jpg 1920w, http:\/\/vidasilvestre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/hospital-fauna-silvestre-ecuador-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/vidasilvestre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/hospital-fauna-silvestre-ecuador-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/vidasilvestre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/hospital-fauna-silvestre-ecuador-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/vidasilvestre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/hospital-fauna-silvestre-ecuador-1170x658.jpg 1170w, http:\/\/vidasilvestre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/hospital-fauna-silvestre-ecuador-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div>[vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;h1-blog &#8220;]<\/p>\n<h1>The first wildlife hospital in Ecuador<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;two-columns&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quito\u2019s Metropolitan District is, from all points of view, a megadiverse area where a variety of ecosystems, climates, habitats and human activities come together. \u00a0It counts on 17 ecosystems distributed mainly in the valleys of the capital, and these are home to a never ending number of vegetable and animal species. Within these species, the fauna peaks at 112 mammals, 542 avian species, of the 1660 that are reported on a national level; and 148 species of amphibians and reptiles. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a consequence of the continued growth of the city and its surroundings, many of these species have been affected or displaced, finding now, 55 species of birds, and 11 species of mammals being threatened. \u00a0As such, the Capuchin monkey (Cebus albifrons aequatoralis) is found to be critically endangered, while 4 species of rodents, the emblematic andean spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus), ocelots, otters and deer, all of which are vulnerable. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other causes for which so many animal species are affected throughout the ecuadorian territory are: traffic accidents, hunting and illegal trafficking, as well as incidents caused by agricultural and extractivist activities. \u00a0Many of the species involved don\u2019t have the luck of surviving, but many other have a second opportunity thanks to the people who, altruistically, look to provide the necessary help to save them. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"grve-element grve-video spaces-blog\" style=\"\"><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2DUnh0mnVMM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>[vc_column_text]In Quito, there are 3 centers for wildlife handling authorized by the ministry of the environment: Vivarium, dedicated to herpetofauna; Quito Zoo, with the capacity to receive different species, and Faunaetus, specialized in raptor birds. \u00a0Of these, only the zoo counts on a medical team that can provide proper attention to the animals at the center and can lend medical help in cases of rescue. This way, the possibilities of having specialized attention for these species is really limited. \u00a0Additional to this, and in accordance with the local authorities\u2019 statistics, during the last 3 years in the capital, around 6000 wild animals have been rescued or seized, all of which have had to be relocated to the authorized handling centers to determine their state and final destination.<\/p>\n<p>This is how the construction of the first hospital, dedicated exclusively to wildlife in Ecuador, becomes an imperial necessity, having the final goal to be to counteract the effects or urban development on these ecosystems and promote the conservation of these valuable species. \u00a0This way, Quito will be the first city to count on a specialized center for wild animals. The projects contemplates a hospital structure with areas for veterinary consulting and emergencies, surgery, complementary studies, and isolated spaces for mammals, birds, and reptiles, as well as areas for handling neonates and food preparation.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;70&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; bg_image=&#8221;1103&#8243; bg_image_type=&#8221;parallax&#8221; pattern_overlay=&#8221;yes&#8221; color_overlay=&#8221;dark&#8221; opacity_overlay=&#8221;50&#8243; footer_feature=&#8221;yes&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;150px&#8221; padding_bottom=&#8221;150px&#8221; margin_bottom=&#8221;0px&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; tablet_sm_width=&#8221;1&#8243; font_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;light align-text&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>DONATE NOW<\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<p>With your donation, you will contribute to building the first specialized wildlife hospital, along with support on our many other projects that we are embarking on within the foundation. The end goal is to continue rescuing and protecting the fauna and flora at risk in Ecuador.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"my-button-donate\" href=\"http:\/\/vidasilvestre.org\/en\/donate\/\">Donate now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quito\u2019s Metropolitan District is, from all points of view, a megadiverse area where a variety of ecosystems, climates ,habitats and human activities come together&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1542,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[17],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/vidasilvestre.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/hospital-fauna-silvestre-ecuador.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/vidasilvestre.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1780"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/vidasilvestre.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/vidasilvestre.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/vidasilvestre.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/vidasilvestre.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/vidasilvestre.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1780\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/vidasilvestre.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/vidasilvestre.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/vidasilvestre.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/vidasilvestre.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}