Foods were placed to attract animals where jaguar killed home in the MS

THE jaguar responsible for Death of a caretaker in the interior of Mato Grosso do Sul It may have been attracted to placed foods to Wild animals.

According to Colonel José Carlos Rodrigues, commander of PMA (Environmental Military Police), one of the few certainty so far is that there was food supply in the region. “Known as Ceva, to attract wild animals on site,” he explains.

“There was food offer, known as Ceva, to attract wild animals in the place. The practice, In addition to configuring environmental crime, it is extremely dangerous because it can cause changes in the natural behavior of animals, ”said the colonel.

The PMA task force Captured the jaguar at dawn on Thursday (24) . The animal, a male, was captured with the support of a large animal specialist and local guides.

The animal is monitored – temperature and heart rate – and will be taken to CRAS (Wild Animal Rehabilitation Center) in Campo Grande. “We will evaluate and try to understand what happened,” said researcher Gediendson Araújo, who participated in the capture of the jaguar.

Case

Homemade Jorge Avalo, 60, was attacked and killed by a jaguar In the Mata de Taurus Dead (MS) region, about 230 km from Campo Grande. He was killed on Monday (21) and his body was located on Tuesday (22).

Videos obtained by CNN show the entire timeline of the case. From times when a friend of the victim warns about the danger of the presence of the animal even the authorities’ searches for Jorge’s body.

Security cameras images caught the movement of the jaguar by the region from the ranch where the victim worked as a home. Look :

Jorge was attacked while trying to collect honey on a deck near the woods last Monday (21). Residents of the region report that the attack was sudden and that a man who located the victim found Blood marks and traces of the presence of the animal.

The victim’s remains were found following the trails left by the animal in the woods. The body was dragged by jaguar for more than 50 meters When the agents arrived at the scene.

The feline would only have retreated after being frightened by gun shots. The case remains under investigation And, according to the authorities, they are considered hypotheses such as food shortages, defensive behavior, reproductive period of the animal or some involuntary attitude of the victim for the motivation of the attack.

What to do when finding a jaguar?

According to veterinarians from the Feline Pantaneiros program, maintained by the Homem Pantanal Institute (IHP), jaguars and brown jaguars are wild animals And their direct contact with humans may occur, but the priority should always be to avoid this contact.

“This concern exists mainly to ensure the safety of people, especially workers who end up being more exposed in field areas,” says the institute.

Based on the behavioral studies of these animals and the knowledge of the field of Pantaneiros and Pantanal, IHP has established some important rules that the population should follow in the case of an unexpected meeting with this type of feline. Check out the full list here.

Even with care tips, IHP recommends that if there is a meeting with these animals, look for the Fire Department or the Environmental Military Police, which can act and support these cases.

The Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio), highlights two other actions that should be followed, in addition to the practices already highlighting the HMI:

• Without taking his eyes off his jaguar, speak loudly, not shouting, and firm. Do what you can to look big. Raise your arms or open your coat, but without sudden movements;
• If you are accompanied by a child, take it on your lap to prevent it from running, or put it behind you.

“It is important to keep in mind that both jaguar and pestic jaguar are usually afraid of man and tend to avoid his presence,” said ICMBio.

How is the region where the attack occurred

Jorge’s body was found in a region of Pantanal, in the interior of Mato Grosso do Sul. A study by ICMBio shows that the Pantanal is the Brazilian biome with the highest preserved species index.

Of all species that are part of the Pantanal fauna, 93.7% are considered “less worrying” to undergo extinction process. Index higher than the Amazon biodiversity, for example, the largest Brazilian biome, in which 90% of species are in this condition.

The vast majority of birds, fish, reptiles, mammals that inhabit the South-Mato Grosso Pantanal-1,299 species-have no concern to be extinguished. This means they are protected in the environment and find the ideal conditions for survival and reproduction.

Data are constantly updated and are available on the Salve (Biodiversity Extinction Risk Risk Assessment System), portal maintained by ICMBio.

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Source: CNN Brasil