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Actions in Formosa province
to protect jaguars
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Central Formosa province, where jaguar prevention and
preservation
activities where conducted.
Photo: Oscar H. Braslavsky - Red Yaguareté. |
May 2010. In last
April, there were jaguar attacks on livestock in the center of Formosa
province. Very quickly, the subsecretary of Environment of the
province, Dr. Hugo Bay, took up the matter and as agreed within the
"Chaco region Jaguar Conservation Subcommittee", contacted the
group and began to implement the "Potential conflict jaguar cases
Action Protocol" to instances of which had been designed and
agreed in this interinstitutional agency.
Basically, this agreement consists to develop a
series of rapid action to avoid bigger conflicts, loss of domestic
animals and foremost, the hunting of involved jaguars.
Thus, Formosa authorities responded with great agility, were
present in the area, noted the occurrence of attacks and generated a
series of meetings with local residents to advise on the matter. It
was very interesting the interinstitutional participation of all who
are involved and committed to this issue: Provincial Police, National
Parks Administration, National Wildlife Direction and Jaguyar Network
(Red Yaguareté), framed by an excellent communication that favored
enrichment of experience.
Highlights for us, the high commitment of the
Formosa authorities undoubtedly key to changing a situation that
historically ends badly for our Tiger Criollo and the owner of
affected cattle. Because of this, they have all our gratitude and
support to continue working in this way: we must live with the Jaguars
where men pass into its territory, and this time it was shown that
this is possible.

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