The dead bull region, where a 60-year-old man died after being attacked by a jaguar It is located in the municipality of Aquidauana, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. The area is difficult to reach and is located approximately 150 kilometers from the city of Miranda.
Characterized by the wild nature, with dense vegetation and rich biodiversity, the region is an integral part of the South-Mato Grosso Pantanal biome. The municipality’s territorial area is 17,008.5 km², and of this total 75% is covered by the Pantanal.
A study by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio) shows that the Pantanal is the Brazilian biome with the highest preserved species index. The region is a natural habitat of several animals, including jaguar and jaguar.
Researcher Heriberto Gimenes Junior, master in biology from the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), points out that the geography of the Pantanal region and a series of factors that include the high degree of conservation of the ecosystem favor the preservation and refuge of species.
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According to the ICMBio’s Practical Guide for Coexistence, the jaguar can be found in humid forests such as the Amazon and the Atlantic Forest, Savanas such as the Cerrado and the Caatinga, and flooded areas such as the Pantanal.
Geography professor Fábio Cervezão explains that the isolated geography of dead bull contributes to environmental conservation, but also creates a kind of “demographic emptiness”, where nature predominates over urban nuclei. “It is an area where cattle commands, so turn and move the jaguar ends up attacking cattle, due to the advancement of the animal in this region,” he comments.
Jaguars
According to the ICMBio’s Practical Guide for Coexistence, the biggest jaguars are found in the Pantanal, where males can weigh up to 140 pounds and females up to 90 pounds. The high availability of prey, such as capybaras and alligators, combined with preserved areas, contributes to the existence of healthy and stable populations.
Information from the jaguar institute shows that jaguars adapt to various types of ecosystems, from closed forests to open fields and arid regions, but prefer wet areas with water bodies. The life areas of jaguars vary considerably, influenced by the availability of prey, water sources, population density and biome characteristics, and may vary from 30 km² in the Pantanal at 1,300 km² in the Cerrado.
Case
Last Tuesday (22), a 60-year-old homemade was found dead after being attacked by a jaguar in the isolated region of Dead Taurus, located in the municipality of Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul.
According to information, Jorge was attacked while trying to collect honey on a deck near the woods, where he worked as a caregiver of a private fisherman. Residents of the region described the attack as a sudden.
According to the Environmental Military Police (PMA), last Monday (21), a local fishing guide found blood traces and footprints of a large animal upon the absence of Jorge Aval in the ranch where he worked and called the authorities.
After searching, Jorge’s body was found on the morning of Tuesday (22), in a Mata Capão, with the aid of police, family and guides from the region.
The animal’s trails in the woods guided the team to Jorge. The body was being dragged by the jaguar for more than 50 meters when the agents arrived.
The same jaguar that killed Jorge returned to the place where the body was found and tried to hide it again last Tuesday (22).
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This content was originally published in what the region is like where a man was attacked by jaguar in Mato Grosso do Sul on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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