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The populations of jutías conga and andaraz of the Alejandro National Park of Humboldt, in Guantánamo, have decreased considerably
The two species, in danger of extinction, are seriously affected by poaching, denounced the newspaper . Juventud Rebelde .
According to the Provincial Unit of Environmental Services, this practice is one of the most detrimental for the survival of rodents, already affected by natural enemies such as mountain hawk, mongoose, owl. , majá de Santa María and jíbaros dogs.
There are not enough probes that warn against the risk that the species or technical personnel will study the state of the wild population, which prevents them from using an appropriate conservation methodology. Yamilka Joubert, director of the environmental services unit of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (Citma).
s neighbors communities located in the Sagua-Baracoa subregion eat hutia meat, and use their fat to cure otitis, deafness and bronchial asthma, as well as their intestines in making ropes for rustic musical instruments. 19659002] Although the specialists at Citma advised not to fell hollow trees where shrubs that eat hutias are kept and insist on strengthening environmental education in the interior and near Alejandro Park of Humboldt, these measures are not they give results.
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