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.
See below what we know about the case so far
Friend predicted jaguar attack
A video that circulates on social networks shows that a friend of Jorge Avalo He had warned him about the fatal risk presented by the jaguar.
In the images, recorded days before the tragedy, the friend narrates the presence of jaguar footprints near Jorge’s house, Playing that he would be eaten by the animal.
The friend goes to Jorge showing the cat’s footsteps and saying: “The jaguar will eat Jorge. Look at her nail “. In response, Jorge countered,” No, don’t eat! “
Watch below:
Video shows search for the caretaker
Images obtained by CNN show agents of the Environmental Military Police (PMA) Searches for the body of the homemade homemade by jaguar.
The corporation reported that parts of the victim’s body were found on Tuesday (22), next to the animal’s footsteps on the banks of the Miranda River, in a Mato Capão about 280 meters from the ranch.
“We found the body and the time we came back to search, She was up there and attacked her colleague ”Says a person who was part of the search group in a video. In the images, a man involved in the rescue of the caretaker’s body appears with a wound that would have been made by the jaguar. Another video shows agents walking through a hard -to -reach place while looking for the caretaker. Watch the video below:
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) points out that it is essential to impose on the animal, calmly, and if it is accompanied by a child,
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.
This content was originally published in what we know about the case of the caretaker who was devoured by jaguar on MS on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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