CAPTURE, RESCUE, AND HANDLING OF WILD ANIMALS: DELIMITATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROPOSAL FOR STANDARDIZATION OF RESPONSE BY THE PMPR AND CBMPR

Abstract

The primary objective of this study is to delimit the responsibilities of state agencies, particularly the Water and Land Institute (IAT), the Environmental Military Police Battalion (BPMA) of the Military Police of Paraná (PMPR), and the Military Fire Department of Paraná (CBMPR), regarding the capture, rescue, and management of wild animals. The research addresses the issue of undefined institutional competencies and the apparent jurisdictional conflict generated by the recurrent deployment of these corporations for urban occurrences involving fauna. The central hypothesis maintains that, through a rigorous analysis of current legislation and norms, it is possible to delineate the specific responsibilities of each corporation, resolving the duplication of efforts. Using a mixed methodological approach, which combined bibliographic and normative review with a quantitative analysis of statistical service data from the CBMPR and BPMA, the study examined federal and state environmental protection laws, the Fauna Rescue Plan (PRFau), and the internal regulations of the corporations. It was concluded that the primary and main burden falls on environmental agencies (IAT and Municipal Environmental Secretariats), with the PMPR and CBMPR having a subsidiary role, restricted to situations of environmental crime or imminent risk to public safety (Tertiary Response). As a solution to the apparent conflict of competencies, the hypothesis was confirmed by proposing the formalization of a Joint Ordinance between the PMPR and the CBMPR, accompanied by a flowchart and standardized guidelines for guidance and service to the population.