Abstract
This study aimed to survey wild species voluntarily received or rescued in the Lake District, State of Rio
de Janeiro, in 2011. The research aimed to identify endangered species, quantify the groups and know
the destination given to specimens. The records were obtained from the Instituto Ecológico Búzios Mata
Atlântica, an NGO responsible for the Environmental Protection Area named Pau-Brasil and for the
Lake District. The analysis showed that 181 animals were seized, 51% mammals (13 species), 25%
reptiles (13 species), 24% birds (11 species) and 1% fish (1 species). Amongst those animals, 12 species
are included in the List of Endangered Brazilian Fauna Species.