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A jaguar, weighing approximately one hundred kilos, was found dead on the side of the road that leads from Montería to the municipality of Tierralta, in southern Córdoba. The animal showed signs of blows and fractures, which makes the authorities presume that it was an accident with a vehicle that was passing by.
The road, which has a wooded area on both sides, does not have lighting or signs, so experts conclude that the cat was brutally beaten when it tried to cross from one side of the road to the other at dawn last Tuesday.
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The first to discover the body of the animal were the residents of the sector who found it on the pavement and then located it on the side of the road, while reporting the incident to the Police.
His sighting It caused astonishment among the inhabitants, because it was believed that this species only lived in the Nudo del Paramillo forest, hundreds of kilometers away from where it was found.
Experts from the Regional Autonomous Corporation of the Valles del Sinú and San Jorge (CVS), arrived at the place to inspect the jaguar, which was an adult male that apparently would have gone out in search of food.
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It was believed that this species only inhabited the Nudo del Paramillo bush, hundreds of kilometers away from where it was found.
For this reason, they also believe that there must be a herd composed of some females and cubs in the area, so a sweep was undertaken in the surroundings.
To determine the true causes of death, the Environmental Police and the CVS The dead animal was transferred to the Center for Attention and Assessment of Wild Fauna in Montería.
They also made recommendations to drivers about speed reduction precautions on roads at night, because many animals go out in search of food, leaving them at risk of being run over as happened with this jaguar.
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The Environmental Police and the CVS transferred the dead animal to the Center for Attention and Assessment of Wild Fauna in Montería.
The incident occurred just a week after fishermen in the Ayapel swamp discovered a manatee and its calf dead.
The versions of the inhabitants of the area is that the cause of death was the poisoning generated by the contamination of the waters as a result of the illegal practice of mining and the intensive breeding of buffalo.
The first results of the inspection of the experts would show that the mother manatee was unable to deliver a normal birth, which would have resulted in her death. The remains of the calf were found at the other end of the swamp.
CVS insists on the care and conservation of the species, remembering that these are animals classified as endangered and that their presence in swamps greatly contributes to the quality of the ecosystems where they live.
Gudilfredo Avendaño Mendez
Special for THE TIME
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