PERCEPTION OF GRADUATION STUDENTS ON ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF CETACEANS, FORTALEZA-CE

CCetaceans are aquatic mammals that inhabit much of the globe, and which they threaten to cause due to actions such as illegal hunting, pollution and tourism. With this, it is possible to view undergraduate students in Ecology and Conservation of these species, being developed with 32 undergraduate students who participate in the Ecology and Conservation of Cetaceans at the State University of Cear6, in March / 2017. During registration, the students, different institutions, courses and semesters, answer a questionnaire and sign a Free and Informed Consent Form. About which animals belong to the cetacean group, the participants mention the whale (100%), dolphin (87.5%) and boto (68.8%); the main threats to the group of chemical and industrial waste in the oceans (93.8%) and hunting (87.5%); pointed to a society as more protected and more harm. Regarding contact with marine biology, 37.5% intend to work in the area; 90.6% never started courses with this theme; the interest in the subject (93.8%) made the students participate in the training, mainly the new knowledge on the subject. Although many students already have prior knowledge on the subject and great interest in the course, there are still courses and events for more specific areas within biology, such as marine biology. From that, it was found that the training provided provided more information and professional training to students.