{"id":5888,"date":"2023-12-19T13:52:45","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T19:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/?p=5888"},"modified":"2024-02-28T06:49:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T12:49:41","slug":"collaborating-with-captive-care-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/collaborating-with-captive-care-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"Collaborating with Captive Care Experts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When El Salvador\u2019s Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) contacted us in 2022 and asked for help in caring for captive spider monkeys, we knew right away we would call on the experienced animal keepers at <a href=\"https:\/\/zooboise.org\/\">Zoo Boise<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El Salvador has a big problem with animal smuggling. Poachers will target any exotic animal to sell as a pet to the overseas illegal trade in endangered species. Often, they will kill the animals for fur or other parts which can fetch a high price. In recent years, the Salvadoran government has renewed its efforts to stamp out this trade and give rescued animals a better chance of survival and release back to the wild. Hence, their willingness to work with NGOs like Paso Pac\u00edfico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When MARN contacted us, we reached out to our friends at Zoo Boise, which helps fund some of our work with spider monkeys and other species. A Zoo Boise delegation soon arrived in El Salvador to learn how they could help. After an introduction to the country, they met with some of the forest rangers trained by Paso Pac\u00edfico with the aid of Zoo Boise funding, and with about 20 animal care professionals and conservationists from throughout the country. The Zoo Boise team led training sessions where zoo professional learned techniques to calm injured animals and administer medical care. Keepers from animal rescues around the country also learned more about the housing, dietary and social needs of the spider monkeys thanks to the Zoo Boise experts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Zoo\u2019s veterinarian is now working with Salvadoran vets to design better programs for medical testing. This will help determine which animals might be successfully rehabilitated in the wild. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teamwork and collaboration are essential to successful conservation. <a href=\"mailto:info@pasopacifico.org\">Let us know<\/a> if you have any special skills or knowledge which you would like to put to good use!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When El Salvador\u2019s Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) contacted us in 2022 and asked for help in caring for captive spider monkeys, we knew right away we would call on the experienced animal keepers at Zoo Boise. El Salvador has a big problem with animal smuggling. Poachers will target any exotic animal to [&hellip;]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":5902,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[210],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5888","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife-conservation","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5888"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5888"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5888\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5905,"href":"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5888\/revisions\/5905"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pasopacifico.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}