THE UNBELIEVABLE FAUNA OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL, BRAZIL
THE UNBELIEVABLE FAUNA OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL, BRAZIL By: Prof.PhD. Paulo Neves (usppd@yahoo.com.br) _______________________________________________ INTRODUCTION The southernmost state of Brazil is bordered to the south by Uruguay and to the west with Argentina; its northern limit is with the state of Santa Catarina, and to the east with the Atlantic Ocean. Rio Grande do Sul has a satisfactory animal diversity, which credits its two great biomes, Pampa and Atlantic Forest, with large grassland and forest areas, which despite the aggressions suffered by Homo sapiens , still somehow resist. Another important factor, which we still emphasize, are environmental education programs measures that arise through schools, television, etc. that in some way are raising awareness, especially among young people (children and adolescents) who, instead of attacking animals, observe them (the use of “bodoque” to shoot birds is practically non-existent nowadays, something so common in our chi