Members of the Squadron 25 Jáchal of the Gendarmerie were stationed at the “Agua Negra” Border Center when they were alerted by personnel from the National Agrifood Health and Quality Service (SENASA), who stated that A Chilean citizen was transporting a baby rhea in her Citroën car.
After examining the animal, it was observed that it had an open fracture on the right leg and wounds on the left leg. When consulting the woman about the origin of the bird, she herself reported that she had found it injured 10 kilometers from the Center, on the side of National Route No. 150, and that for this reason He was taking him to the town of Rodeo for veterinary assistance.
Given the situation, personnel from the Ministry of Environment intervened, which determined that the bird, of the species Rhea Pennata Garleppi, He had an open fracture on his right leg and wounds on his left leg.
In this way, the Andean rhea breeding will begin a process of recovery and subsequent release into its natural habitat. After the operation, the troops drew up an act within the framework of Provincial Law No. 606-L “Protect, Conserve, Propagate, Repopulate, Generate and Promote the Sustainable Use of Wild Flora and Fauna”, to the driver.