Sinaloa has become such a violent place that even animals flee from there

Mexico has a problem. The Drug cartels They are tremendously influential in many of the cities, it is estimated that organized crime controls the distribution of 13% of the products and the “renewed” crisis of violence has promoted New strategies by the Government. And that violence is such that animals are also suffering.

Specifically, more than 700 copies that have had to leave their sanctuary looking for quieter areas.

The greatest relocation of wildlife in the history of Mexico

The clashes in Mexico permeate all layers. The groups compete for the territory, something that ends up affecting civiliansbut also fight against security forces. The climate of violence implies that, although in some areas there is no explicit violence, there is uneasiness and there are those who prefer not to go through the place.

A few months ago, that tension caused that Some Mayan monuments will be inaccessible Because the guides did not want to play. And something similar has happened with veterinarians and caregivers who should periodically visit the animals of the Sanctuary of Ostok.

Located about 25 kilometers from Culiacán, in the state of Sinaloa, the sanctuary hoste Property of criminals. In the area, these last weeks have faced two factions, ‘Los Mayitos’ and ‘Los Chapitos’, turning the city into the stage of shooting, extortion and threats that have not been alien to the sanctuary staff.

As we read in CNNthere has come a point where, despite violence, employees and animals in the place had had no problem, but as one of the employees comments in the middle, more recently they have had many difficulties in reaching their job. “They practically took us out of the place because there were people who wanted to extort us,” says Ernesto Zazueta, the director of the installation.

In CBS They tell how this resurgence of violence is affecting civilians more because criminals have begun not only to extort, but also kidnap and steal vehicles to obtain funds with which to continue their particular war. This theft of supplies and vehicles has prevented the activity in the park from developing as it should, and in addition to employees, animals also suffer.

“There is not a single sure place in the city these days,” says Diego García, an employee of the sanctuary, in Mexico News Dailywho has had to do with some of the animals have been eating days because there were no supplies and because employees could not arrive. The highlight was when one of the elephants of the place suffered an infection that required the review by veterinarians and they refused to enter the area for fear of that violence.

It is evident that everything adds, but this is what caused it to be decided to relocate the animals, as Ernesto says in W Radio Mexico. This move was made without any advertisement for fear that the members of the cartels will take over the specimens and the destination is the El Charnto Biopark, a new sanctuary that will open in August and that is in Mazatlan, about 200 kilometers from Culiacán where things seem to be calmer.

To carry it out, 15 trucks were needed and were accompanied by both members of the National Guard and by veterinarians and experts in fauna management. For Zazueta, who have been forced to have to make this decision is another sign of the deep War has permeated in everyday life of civilians. And in the Facebook account of the sanctuary, the caregivers They have shown How they say goodbye to them, since they will not be the ones who take care of them from now on.

Because we have talked about the Sanctuary of Ostok, but it is estimated that, since September 2024, 97 schools, 800 businesses have closed and almost 1,000 murders have been reported only in Sinaloa.

Images | Ostok Sanctuary on Facebook, CCTV

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