Percepção de discentes sobre doenças transmitidas por pombos Columba livia aliada a educação ambiental

Abstract

The domestic pigeon population - Columba livia - is growing in a disorderly fashion, resulting an environmental and public health problem, since it creates overpopulation and increases the chances of transmitting diseases to other animals, include humans. Observed this, the research sought to verify the perception of students about diseases transmitted by this animal. The objective of the work was to present the diseases that are transmitted by the pigeons, to indicate ways to reduce the presence of this animal near public environments; aware that it is not necessary to eliminate these birds, but to control them, since they play a fundamental role in nature. The methodological procedure was: the use of questionnaires for data collection, class and activity to assist the fixation of the content.