Atlantic Forest Jaguar

[Balam]

Guacurarí male jaguar captured at Iguazu NP, Argentina who was poached a few years after being tracked by biologists:

Guacurarí is an adult male jaguar, weighing 71 kg, which the researchers recorded for several years. In 2006 and 2008 this individual was photographed by camera traps in the Iguazú National Park area, where the Iguazú Falls are located. The investigators indicate that Guacurarí makes large movements within the province of Misiones. In 2009 he was captured by the team of biologists to put the GPS collar on him. After 17 days it was possible to locate him, but his trail was lost for several months. During the latter part of 2010, investigators managed to capture him again, retrieve the necklace, and put a new one on him to continue monitoring him.


Guacurarí became an emblem given that it was the first jaguar monitored in the Selva Misionera. Unfortunately, in January 2012, he was the victim of poachers inside the Urugua-í Provincial Park, in the province of Misiones. Until today there have been no advances in the investigations and there are no identified perpetrators.

Name: Guacurarí † (alt + 0134)
Capture Location: Iguazú National Park
Sex: Male
Age: Adult
Weight: 71 Kg.
Length: 2.05 mts.
Previous Registration: Camera traps

Guacurarí in 2011

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Eduardo Militello

His skull remains

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