RURAL SETTLEMENTS AND WILDLIFE SIGHTINGS

Abstract

The objective of this article is to identify relationships between the sighting of fauna in rural settlements of agrarian reform and possible scenarios of the realities experienced in the states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul. Specifically, we sought to relate the sighting of fauna with the list of endangered animals in the states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul. The methodology was based on information provided by family farmers about sightings that occur on their lot, for which it seeks to establish relationships with the scenarios of fauna on a macro (biomes) and micro (surroundings) scale. The results show that greater relevance is given to the sighting of birds and mammals, animals called mediatic. In addition, it was obtained the description of four scenarios that seek to establish relationships between abundance or not of forest fragments and economic losses due to the attack of animals in the fields in search of food, thus concluding that deforestation and replacement of native forest by agriculture without due environmental concern can cause negative impacts both for nature and for the economy.