Nonprofit helps tackle jaguar attacks on cattle in Brazil’s pantanal
Veterinarian Diego Viana talks about conflicts between the animals and farmers – Personal ArchiveElectric fencing around den areas and repellent lights are some of the equipment that can reduce conflicts between farmers and jaguars. The strategy is proposed by the Homem Pantaneiro Institute, which designs and implements initiatives to tackle livestock predation in Brazil’s pantanal biome—the world’s largest freshwater wetland.“In addition to bringing technology to cattle breeding, we restore strategies that were historically used by the people of the pantanal. The region has had ranching for over 250 years, and the jaguars have always been there,” the institute’s veterinarian and program coordinator Diego Viana told Agência Brasil.Jaguars are classified by the International Union fo...