Jaguar devours homemade at MS: Government launches teams to capture the animal

Teams from the government of Mato Grosso do Sul are mobilized to locate the jaguar who would have attacked and killed the homemade Jorge Avalo, 60, 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.

The operation to seek the animal has the technical support of Gediendson Ribeiro de Araújo, researcher at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS) and specialist in jaguar management.

What we know about the case

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.

This content was originally published in Onça Devora Casa in MS: Government launches teams to capture the animal on the CNN Brazil website.

Source: CNN Brasil

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