"Maria was taking an afternoon stroll through one of Rio's most desirable neighbourhoods when her life was turned on its head. When she was carried into a nearby clinic, unable to move her legs, doctors suspected she had been electrocuted or mauled by a dog. The X-ray machine revealed a more sinister diagnosis: Maria had been shot, the bullet embedding itself in her spinal cord and leaving her paralysed from the abdomen down."
"She was in so much pain when she arrived, recalled Lucas Rebelo, the medic tasked with trying to save her, as he stood by his patient's bed. From Top: An X-ray of the gunshot wound in Maria's spine; Maria, the capuchin monkey. Photograph: Joao Laet/The Guardian Maria's plight is tragically common in a city beset with gun crime, but for one detail: Maria is a capuchin monkey, one of dozens of animals who have been shot here in recent years."
Maria, a capuchin monkey, was shot with a bullet that embedded in her spinal cord and left her paralysed from the abdomen down. She arrived unable to move her legs and required urgent treatment at Rio's Instituto Vida Livre wildlife hospital and rescue center. The institute treats dozens of wild animals injured by gunshots, including birds and mammals, and provides long-term care for permanently disabled animals. Rio combines extraordinary urban biodiversity with pervasive armed violence that harms both people and wildlife. Fogo Cruzado recorded 816 firearm injuries in the first half of the year in Rio, nearly half fatal, including 100 law enforcement and service members. Urban armed violence therefore imposes medical, ethical, and conservation challenges for rescue teams.
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