ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - C - THE JAGUAR (Panthera onca)

[Balam]

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This jaguar was poached in the department of Antioquia in the Magdalena Medio region of Colombia, the sex and weight were not provided as this was recorded as a criminal activity. Thankfully those responsible for it were apprehended.

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This area, alongside the Maracaibo lake basin in Venezuela, appears to produce large jaguars as well. I posted a record of a male of 110 kg of weight that was captured by ranchers after it killed some of their livestock and was later successfully released back into the wild. Another older record of an alleged 136+ kg male that was a cattle killer, all from the same eco-region.

This population of jaguars is renowned for being domestic buffalo killers, most of the records involving said predation come from this region.

Male registered by camera trap pictures, by Conservation Leadership Programme: Final Report

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