Update of the birds admitted in the Buenos Aires city Wildlife Rescue Center (WRC) 2015-2017

Wildlife rescue centers (WRCs) aim to provide a rapid and effective response to the conflict between wildlife and human activities, which is the main reason why animals enter these places. On the other hand, society demands response to these conflicts at all costs, the collapse of scarce resources have CMR. During the last 10 years the causes of entry and the destinations of wild birds treated in rescue centers have been analyzed, especially in the City of Buenos Aires WRC. The purpose of the research is to quantify and assess the admission and destination of the birds that entered between June 2015 and April 2017 of the City of Buenos Aires WRC. Five hundred and eighty two birds were admitted, 70% were taken by citizens, 17% came from other institutions and 13% were taken by wildlife department authorities. Of these, 40% were released, 15% were sent to other institutions, 38% died, 4% are still in rehabilitation, 3% escaped and 1% went to education. In comparison with previous periods, the number of birds being taken in continues to increase. However, the success of the releases is decreasing. This shows that the CMR is working beyond its operational capacity. It is necessary to increase its infrastructure and resources, as it is necessary to create more rescue centers and generate an efficient regulatory network. This is the only way respond positively to the conflict between wildlife and humans.