Wednesday 30 April 2014

Fábulas infantiles ayudan a proteger al jaguar en Panamá

Fábulas infantiles ayudan a proteger al jaguar en Panamá

A  proteger al jaguar en Panamá. 
Ciudad de Panamá. Un cuento indígena ayudará en Panamá a proteger al jaguar (Panthera onca), una especie amenazada por la acción del hombre.

El cuento se llama “ONCA ¡El Jaguar del Chagres en Aprietos!“. En el libro, un niño de la etnia indígena Emberá, llamado Anconé, relata las peripecias de ONCA, un valiente felino que enfrenta la contaminación de las aguas causada por la tala de árboles en las riberas de los ríos. ONCA se enamora de una hembra que le advierte que hay otros que protegen la biodiversidad.

“Con esta iniciativa buscan que los niños de las comunidades que viven en el Parque Chagres tomen conciencia sobre la importancia de esta especie y de las cuencas de esta área protegida, que abastece de agua potable a las ciudades de Panamá y Colón”, explicó la directora de la Fundación Parque Nacional Chagres, Rosa María Guerra.

El Parque Nacional Chagres, donde viven los jaguares, está en el sector oriental del Canal de Panamá.

El jaguar es el felino de mayor tamaño de América. Es el tercero en el mundo después del tigre y el león, con los cuales está emparentado. El jaguar es nocturno, solitario y tiene la piel manchada. Trepa árboles y es gran nadador, pero está amenazado por el aumento de los campos utilizados para la siembra.

Se estima que unos 18.000 jaguares silvestres murieron cada año hasta que la Convención sobre el Comercio Internacional de Especies Amenazadas (CITES), de 1973, acabó con el comercio de su piel.

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'An Indomitable Beast: The Remarkable Journey of the Jaguar' by dr. Alan Rabinowitz, CEO of Panthera

'An Indomitable Beast: The Remarkable Journey of the Jaguar' by dr. Alan Rabinowitz, CEO of Panthera

30-04-2014   Panthera


The jaguar is one of the most mysterious and least-known big cats of the world. The largest cat in the Americas, it has survived an onslaught of environmental and human threats partly because of an evolutionary history unique among wild felines, but also because of a power and indomitable spirit so strong, the jaguar has shaped indigenous cultures and the beliefs of early civilizations on two continents. 

In An Indomitable Beast: The Remarkable Journey of the Jaguar, wild cat scientist and CEO of Panthera, Dr. Alan Rabinowitz, shares his own personal journey to conserve a species that, despite its past resilience, is now on a slide toward extinction if something is not done to preserve the pathways it prowls through an ever-changing, ever-shifting landscape dominated by humans.

Dr. Rabinowitz reveals how he learned from newly available genetic data that the jaguar was a single species connected genetically throughout its entire range from Mexico to Argentina, making it unique among all other large carnivores in the world.

In a mix of personal discovery and scientific inquiry, he sweeps his readers deep into the realm of the jaguar, offering fascinating accounts from the field. Enhanced with maps, tables, and color plates, An Indomitable Beast brings important new research to life for scientists, anthropologists, and animal lovers alike.

This book is not only about jaguars, but also about tenacity and survival. From the jaguar we can learn better strategies for saving other species and also how to save ourselves when faced with immediate and long-term catastrophic changes to our environment. An Indomitable Beast will be available in hard-cover on September 2, 2014.  

An Indomitable Beast will be available in hard-cover on September 2, 2014. Pre-order your copy now and use code 4JAGUAR to get 20% off the price of the book.

Dr. Alan Rabinowitz is one of the world’s leading big cat experts and is currently the CEO of Panthera, a nonprofit organization devoted to saving the world’s 37 wild cat species. He has traveled the world on behalf of wildlife conservation and over the years has studied jaguars, clouded leopards, Asiatic leopards, tigers, Sumatran rhinos, bears, leopard cats, raccoons, and civets.

His work in Belize resulted in the world's first jaguar sanctuary; his work in Taiwan resulted in the establishment of this country's largest protected area and last piece of intact lowland forest; his work in Thailand generated the first field research on Indochinese tigers, Asiatic leopards, and leopard cats, in what was to become the region's first World Heritage Site; and his work in Myanmar has led to the creation of five new protected areas, including the country's first marine national park, first and largest Himalayan national park, and the world’s largest tiger reserve in the Hukaung Valley.

One of Dr. Rabinowitz's greatest achievements was the conceptualization and implementation of the Jaguar Corridor - a series of biological and genetic corridors for jaguars across their entire range from Mexico to Argentina.

Dr. Rabinowitz has authored over one hundred scientific and popular articles and eight books, including Jaguar: One Man’s Struggle to Establish the First Jaguar Preserve (1986/ 2000), and most recently, a children’s book entitled A Boy and a Jaguar (2014).

Learn more about Dr. Rabinowitz

Tuesday 29 April 2014

Oude artikelen over de jaguar ('tijger') in Suriname uit 1874, 1898, 1897, 1927, 1932, 1934, 1947, 1949 in 1951

Suriname koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad 17 november 1874








De Surinamer, 8 september 1927





De West, 11 april 1947
  
De West, 18 juli 1951

De West, 26 juli 1951

Sunday 27 April 2014

El jaguar está en peligro en Ecuador

El jaguar está en peligro en Ecuador

Domingo, 27 de Abril de 2014, La Hora, Ecuador


ESPECIE. El jaguar es el mayor felino de las Américas y el tercero más grande del mundo.
En Ecuador existen dos subespecies de jaguar: centralis, ubicada en la Costa, y Panthera onca, en la Amazonía. Ambos están en peligro, según la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (UICN).

El Panthera onca es el felino más grande de toda América. Su hábitat va desde México hasta Argentina. En el país vive en la Amazonía, especialmente en el Parque Nacional Yasuní (PNY).

Su población ha disminuido de manera drástica en estos últimos años debido a la caza para traficar su piel, la degradación y pérdida de hábitat a consecuencia de las actividades humanas diversas. A todo esto se suma la caza y venta de carne de especies presa (pecaríes y venados), que son alimento para los jaguares.

Estudio valioso

El investigador Santiago Espinoza realizó un estudio minucioso de este animal, utilizando fotografía no invasiva, tanto en el norte como en el sur del PNY, el mismo que se encuentra dividido en dos, “debido a la carretera que es utilizada exclusivamente por la petrolera Repsol YPF”, señala Pablo Jarrín, especialista en el Yasuní, donde vivió cuatro años como director de una estación científica.

Esta investigación demostró que hay más individuos en la zona sur del PNY, que en el norte, donde hay actividad petrolera, carreteras y más actividad humana, indica Jarrín.
Espinoza, en su investigación, asegura que los jaguares son parte del ecosistema del PNY y la Reserva Étnica Waorani adyacente, territorios con más alto potencial para la conservación de la especie.

Características

Es un individuo solitario, busca una hembra solo en época de celo. La gestación dura entre 93 a 105 días y pueden nacer de una a cuatro crías.

Su peso es de hasta 150 kilos y mide casi tres metros de largo, posee un cuerpo robusto recubierto de un pelaje corto y suave de color blanquecino en el vientre, y amarillento en el dorso, con abundantes manchas oscuras en forma de rosetas.

De cabeza grande, cola larga, espalda estrecha y patas cortas, el jaguar es poco veloz, pero buen trepador de árboles, buen nadador y muy sigiloso a la hora de atrapar las presas: sajinos, venados, ronsocos, aves terrestres, tortugas, caimanes y peces. (CM)

Saturday 26 April 2014

Dr Gerardo Ceballos investigador de ecologia nos habla de la conservacion (Mexico)


En entrevista , el Dr Gerardo Ceballos, Biólogo de la UNAM y de la WWF, nos platicó acerca de el programa de conservación del jaguar, animal mítico, de gran importanciapara nuestra cultura y ecosistema. Nos detalló un poco sobre la metodología y alcances de este programa que Telcel y WWF (World Wide Foundation), están llevando a cabo. No te pierdas esta y otras entrevistas.

Friday 25 April 2014

Jaguar ‘Toto’ es la mascota que le da suerte al futuro equipo liguero (Universidad Amazónica de Pando, Bolivia)

‘Toto’ es la mascota que le da suerte al futuro equipo liguero

Es un jaguar, proviene de la Amazonía pandina y fue adoptado a fines de 2012

25-04-2014  La Razón (Edición Impresa) / Rafael Sempértegui / Cobija - Bolivia

Diversión. Oliveira, con la camiseta de Universitario, juega con ‘Toto’, la mascota del equipo, que además tiene una pelota.
Diversión. Oliveira, con la camiseta de Universitario, juega con ‘Toto’, la mascota del equipo, que además tiene una pelota. Miguel Carrasco.

Toto es una feroz y temible mascota. Es el jaguar de Universitario. Tiene dos años y fue adoptado por la Universidad Amazónica de Pando (UAP) mediante una resolución del Honorable Consejo Universitario, con tan buena suerte que desde que llegó a fines de 2012 al Club Universitario le ha ido bien, tanto que está a punto de clasificarse al seno de la Liga.
 
Es imponente. Pesa 170 kilos y estar cerca del animal es para experimentar extrañas sensaciones dispares, por lo asombroso que es, por su elegancia y finura, pero también porque la salvaje fiera no solo infunde respeto, sino miedo.
 
“En La Paz se habla mucho del Tigre (en alusión a The Strongest, el vigente campeón nacional), pero no tienen un tigre. Nosotros tenemos a Universitario, que es el “Jaguar pandino” y lo tenemos, es nuestra mascota viva que proviene de la Amazonía pandina”, según Alexander Oliveira, funcionario de la casa superior de estudios, quien junto con sus dos hijas, Alexandra y Karla, son los únicos que se ocupan de alimentar a Toto y a los que les tiene confianza.
 
A ratos parece dócil, pero denota fuerza, tiene enormes garras y poderosos colmillos. Vive a lado del paraninfo universitario, en un patio grande en medio de árboles y sujetado por una fortísima cadena de varios metros de largo que le permite desplazarse por cualquier lugar.
 
“Es un jaguar mansito, vivió cinco meses en la Amazonía, a su madre la mataron y su hermana escapó y vive en el monte. Pero no deja de tener una descomunal fuerza y su boca y garras no dejan de ser armas peligrosas”, explica el encargado.
 
La resolución universitaria determina que la UAP se hace cargo de criar y mantener a Toto, y destina unos 20.000 bolivianos mensuales para su alimentación. Al día come como mínimo cinco kilos de carne.
 
“Le estamos construyendo un hábitat más acorde a lo suyo, pero ya no lo podemos soltar a la selva, porque él está acostumbrado a que le den comida, espera, ya no es como los habituales salvajes. Si lo devolvemos a la selva sería un suicido porque no sabe cazar”, dijo Oliveira.
 
El animal vive casi en pleno centro de la capital pandina. Su próximo hábitat está casi listo en la estación biológica Tahuamanu, donde tendrá hasta dos hectáreas de espacio enmallado. Cuando Universitario ascienda a la Liga, Toto y Vico serán las únicas mascotas vivas de un club en el país. La vicuña es cuidada por The Strongest en el Complejo Deportivo de Achumani, en La Paz. Se pasea por la cancha y las graderías del estadio.
 
Coincidencia o no, cuando Vico llegó para el Tigre, éste ganó hasta cuatro campeonatos, tres de ellos seguidos. Con Toto, Universitario marcha invicto en el Nacional B Simón Bolívar y está a punto de ascender. Al jaguar no será posible llevarlo a la cancha, donde es el equipo, Universitario de Pando, el llamado a poner las garras.
 
El plantel viaja hoy, primero al valle
El campeón pandino Universitario viajará hoy a Cochabamba y mañana temprano seguirá rumbo a Yacuiba, donde por la tarde jugará un partido decisivo frente a Petrolero por la penúltima jornada del torneo Nacional B Simón Bolívar,  que podría definir con tan solo un empate su histórico ascenso a la Liga.
 
Ayer el gobernador Luis Adolfo Flores hizo entrega de los pasajes al presidente de Universitario y rector de la Universidad, Ludwing Arciénega, en presencia de algunos jugadores como el capitán Luis Gatty Ribeiro, Nicolás Suárez, José Carlos Barba y el brasileño Rogerio Leilao.
 
“Todos los pandinos estamos contentos por la campaña cumplida, y descontamos de que volverán con un resultado positivo y así podremos festejar y darle una gran alegría a nuestro pueblo”, afirmó el Gobernador.
 
Ribeiro agradeció el apoyo de la Gobernación. “Nos sentimos respaldados por la mayor autoridad del departamento. Creo que mostramos que todos estamos unidos y nos da fuerza para que viajemos y ganemos allá. Solo pedirle que no deje de respaldar al deporte en general”. Arciénega informó que el cotejo entre Universitario y Petrolero será transmitido por televisión en vivo (canal 7).
 
La ‘U’ le ha cambiado la vida a la gente
‘El fútbol aquí estaba muerto’: Luis Gatty Ribeiro, capitán de la ‘U’
“El fútbol aquí estaba muerto, solo teníamos competencia local y nacional a veces, pero ahora el pueblo está muy feliz e ilusionado porque todo esto acabe con la clasificación”.
 
‘El norte tendrá su equipo’: Nicolás Suárez, jugador
“Yo soy de Santa Ana de Yacuma, en el Beni, donde no tenemos fútbol pues el equipo descendió; pero ahora será Pando, con Universitario y el norte tendrá su equipo en la Liga”.
 
‘Es bueno por esta ciudad’: José Carlos Barba, jugador
“Nos dicen que como nunca antes, ahora en Pando se vive el fútbol. Se comenta en todo lado y eso es bueno por esta ciudad, porque esto levanta el ánimo de todos”.
 

Thursday 24 April 2014

Jaguar stalks two capybara in the Pantanal region Brasil, August 2011


News on the Arizona (USA) jaguar in de Arizona Daily Star

Macho B: death of a rare Arizona jaguar

Macho B was the only known wild jaguar in the United States. State game workers twice captured and eventually euthanized the big cat. Much of the official story about their actions fell apart under the Star's scrutiny.
G&F woes preceded jaguar capture

G&F woes preceded jaguar capture

In page after page of testimony, Arizona Game and Fish Department officials portrayed jaguar researcher Emil McCain as a man who manipulated, "played" and led them down a primrose path toward the capture of jaguar Macho B that ended in tragedy.
Researcher's status questioned in jaguar case

Researcher's status questioned in jaguar case

A researcher who later pleaded guilty to a federal crime in the trapping of jaguar Macho B was working for Arizona Game and Fish at the time of the capture, a state biologist has testified.

Dropping 1 Macho B count advised

A federal magistrate says one of two criminal charges filed against jaguar-capture whistle-blower Janay Brun should be dropped, although the charge could be filed again.

Game and Fish large cat guy's comments on scat match Brun's attorney's line

Sunday's Star ran a story about a legal brief filed by the attorney for jaguar whistleblower Janay Brun that asserted that her admitted use of jaguar scat on Feb. 4, 2009 likely played no role in luring him into the trap two weeks later.

Defense: Scat wasn't factor in jaguar-snaring

When research technician Janay Brun admitted in 2009 to leaving jaguar scat at the site where jaguar Macho B was later captured, she said she felt she had helped cause the big cat's eventual death.

Lawyers argue over motion in Macho B case

Attorneys argued in federal court Wednesday over whether the legality of jaguar Macho B's capture is a question of fact or law.

Janay Brun lawyer: Government's permit case 'borders on the absurd'

In a reply to the U.S. government charge that the capture of jaguar Macho B lacked a permit, attorney Michael Piccarreta blasted the argument advanced by federal prosecutors to make their case. His reply was filed late yesterday, or Monday.

Tech's defense: There was valid permit to take jaguar Macho B

The legality of jaguar Macho B's capture in 2009 is at the heart of a legal dispute over whether charges should be dismissed against a research technician accused of playing a part in snaring the animal.
Jaguar whistle-blower now faces conspiracy charge

Jaguar whistle-blower now faces conspiracy charge

Federal prosecutors have added another criminal charge against Janay Brun, the research technician who blew the whistle on last year's deliberate capture of jaguar Macho B.

Figure in jaguar capture pleads not guilty

The woman who first revealed the capture of the last known jaguar in the United States known as Macho B was deliberate pleaded not guilty on Thursday to federal charges that she violated the Endangered Species Act.
2nd person charged in jaguar snaring

2nd person charged in jaguar snaring

Janay Brun became a defendant Monday in the federal criminal case she instigated.
Jaguar trapper guilty

Jaguar trapper guilty

The biologist at the center of the controversy over a jaguar's capture and subsequent death last year admitted Friday in federal court that he tried to snare the animal, known as Macho B.

'I lied to the feds': Interviews detail jaguar-capture cover-up

A cover-up of how jaguar scat was placed near the site of jaguar Macho B's capture started in spring 2009, in a Sierra Vista meeting between Thorry Smith and Emil McCain that lasted up to four hours.

Jaguar whistle-blower faces charges

The woman who said she planted female jaguar scat at the trap where jaguar Macho B was caught last year said she was told Thursday by federal investigators to prepare to face prosecution for her actions in the case.

G&F rebuts jaguar report

The Arizona Game and Fish Department has issued a point-by-point rebuttal to a federal report critical of the 2009 capture of the last known wild jaguar in the United States.

Game & Fish cuts ties with researcher in jaguar case

The Arizona Game and Fish Department has virtually disowned Emil McCain, the biologist and jaguar researcher who has come under investigation for his alleged role in last year's capture of jaguar Macho B.

Accounts conflict on how jaguar was trapped

A research technician lied when she said she put jaguar scat at the site where the nation's last known wild jaguar was trapped, said the state biologist who was fired last month for his role in the capture.
Sr. Reporter: Transcript raises doubts about jaguar research (updated)

Sr. Reporter: Transcript raises doubts about jaguar research (updated)

For a year I've wondered about the validity of the research on US jaguars published in the Journal of Mammalogy. A transcript of an internal-investigation interview raises those doubts to a higher level.
Macho B after capture

Macho B after capture

The jaguar Macho B wanders away from the site where he was initially captured and collared in March 2009.

Embattled jaguar has a few things going in its favor

On rare occasion something special happens that rekindles our sense of natural wonder and the wild spirit upon which Americans thrive. I think we are on the cusp of that now with the real possibility of restoring the jaguar as a native species of the U.S.
Sr. Reporter: What Thorry Smith's jaguar admission means, and might mean

Sr. Reporter: What Thorry Smith's jaguar admission means, and might mean

The Friday evening announcement that a state Game & Fish employee had been fired brought clarity to some of the key tangents of the Macho B story.
G&F worker is fired for alleged lying, cover-up in jaguar capture

G&F worker is fired for alleged lying, cover-up in jaguar capture

The state fired a worker Friday for lying to federal investigators about the fact that the U.S.'s last known wild jaguar was lured to his capture and for concocting a cover-up story, officials said.
AZ worker placed on leave over jaguar death

AZ worker placed on leave over jaguar death

An Arizona Game and Fish Department employee has been put on administrative leave as a result of an internal department investigation into last year's capture and death of the jaguar Macho B, the department said Tuesday.
Jaguar Macho B captured a year ago

Jaguar Macho B captured a year ago

A year ago, the last known wild jaguar in the United States was starting his short roam of the borderlands with a radio collar on.

Next move in jaguar capture case now up to US Attorney's Office

Federal investigators are weighing whether the evidence gathered in the case of jaguar Macho B merits prosecution of anyone involved in its capture last year, an official said Friday.
Jaguar's capture broke law, feds say

Jaguar's capture broke law, feds say

Last year's capture of the last known wild jaguar in the United States by state workers was intentional - and the evidence points to criminal wrongdoing, a new federal report says.
OIG report on capture of Macho B

OIG report on capture of Macho B

This is the report by the U.S. Interior Department's Office of Inspector General on the capture and death of Macho B, the last known wild jaguar in the United States.
State's capture of jaguar Macho B was intentional, federal investigators conclude

State's capture of jaguar Macho B was intentional, federal investigators conclude

The capture of Macho B, the last known wild jaguar in the United States, was intentional, according to a new investigative report by the Interior Department's Office of Inspector General.
In reversal, feds support jaguar's habitat, recovery

In reversal, feds support jaguar's habitat, recovery

In a sharp reversal of its predecessor's position, the Obama administration announced Tuesday that it will protect the endangered jaguar's prime habitat and develop a jaguar recovery plan.

Inquiry into jaguar death focusing on anesthetic

A common anesthetic is being eyed by federal investigators as a potential cause of the dramatic slowdown in the country's last known wild jaguar that led to a decision to euthanize him.

State jaguar team provokes reader reactions

The following letters are in response to the Oct. 18 article "Jaguar team ceases work amid disputes, big cat's death."

Jaguar-tracking data hard to come by from Game and Fish

The Arizona Game and Fish Department paid a nonprofit group about $65,000 to gather information about jaguars in the past five years, but hasn't gotten raw data to show for it.
Jaguar team ceases work amid disputes, big cat's death

Jaguar team ceases work amid disputes, big cat's death

The team formed to help the endangered jaguar survive in Arizona and New Mexico has ground to a standstill.

Enviros sue in jaguar's death

Saying it doesn't want a rerun of jaguar Macho B's ordeal, a Tucson environmental group filed suit Thursday charging that the state Game and Fish Department captured the jaguar without a proper permit.

UA vet lab employees under 'gag rule'

Shortly after two of its employees were quoted blasting the state's handling of jaguar Macho B, the University of Arizona's veterinary lab slapped what an ex-employee calls a "gag rule" forbidding employees to talk publicly about findings that the lab makes.

2 jaguars released in Mexico, but 1 dies

One jaguar died and one survived a historic release into the jungle of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula — an effort aided by an Arizona veterinarian and at least two Arizona biologists.

Signs of infection seen in jaguar

To taxidermist Marc Plunkett, the liquid streaming from Macho B's left hip "looked like a volcano of pus coming out."
AZ wanted a jaguar collared despite 2 deaths in Sonora

AZ wanted a jaguar collared despite 2 deaths in Sonora

The two young biologists tried to sedate the snared jaguar with a blow gun. They thrust at it with an improvised jab stick.

Permit for jaguar's capture questioned

Arizona's Game and Fish Department may have lacked the proper permit to capture a jaguar when Macho B stepped into a snare trap in Southern Arizona's oak woodlands last February.

State may have lacked proper permits to capture Macho B

Arizona’s Game and Fish Department may have lacked the proper permit to capture a jaguar when Macho B stepped into a snare trap in Southern Arizona’s oak woodlands last February.

Second Macho B inquiry sought

U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, who has successfully requested a federal investigation of the jaguar Macho B's death, is seeking a second one.

State steps aside in jaguar inquiry

The Arizona Attorney General's Office no longer is actively investigating the Feb. 18 capture and subsequent euthanization of an endangered jaguar.

Arizona leaves investigation of jaguar's capture, death to feds

The Arizona Attorney General’s Office no longer is actively investigating the Feb. 18 capture and subsequent euthanization of an endangered jaguar.

Worker in jaguar capture cited earlier

The biologist at the center of the controversy over the capture of a jaguar in Southern Arizona once was fired from a wildlife research job after being cited for hunting with another person's license.

Jaguar's capture flawed, some say

The State Game and Fish employees who captured Macho B Feb. 18 used the simplest existing protocol for handling the wild cat, not a more complete one that could have better protected the nation's last known wild jaguar.

Feds agree to look at jaguar's capture

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will open a criminal investigation into the circumstances surrounding the capture and euthanization of the jaguar Macho B, service officials said Thursday.

Readers criticize agency in Macho B's death

The following letters are in response to the March 29 article "Did Macho B have to die?"
I baited jaguar trap, research worker says

I baited jaguar trap, research worker says

A trap the state says inadvertently snared the last known wild jaguar in the United States actually was baited with female jaguar scat, a member of the Borderlands Jaguar Detection Project says.

New details trigger call for federal investigation into jaguar capture

New information about the Feb. 18 capture and subsequent death of Macho B has prompted an investigation by Arizona's Attorney General.

Our view: Macho B roamed here, and others may range into Arizona as well

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reverse its decision not to designate critical habitat and develop a recovery plan in the United States for the endangered jaguar.
Ariz. Game and Fish investigating jaguar capture

Ariz. Game and Fish investigating jaguar capture

The State Game and Fish Department has ordered a formal investigation into the Feb. 18 capture of a jaguar after receiving what it said was new information concerning events surrounding that capture.

Judge orders jaguar recovery plan by Jan. 8

A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision not to designate critical habitat and develop a recovery plan for the endangered jaguar was based on incorrect criteria, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.

Jaguar may have experienced 'capture myopathy'

When Macho B's decline became apparent, some researchers began to wonder whether the country's only known wild jaguar had something called "capture myopathy."
Did jaguar Macho B have to die?

Did jaguar Macho B have to die?

Macho B may not have had chronic kidney failure after all.

Jaguar court fight centers on habitat

A legal conflict over federal protection of the endangered jaguar boils down to where to push the hardest to save this embattled species.

Legacy of Macho B is protection for his kind

Macho B lived a long and magnificent life in a vast and magnificent wilderness. His presence will be missed greatly. But we need to remember one thing. In his final days, he placed his foot into a snare and gave us a great gift, a gift that will help us to ensure a future for his kind, and q…
The 'why and how' of Macho B's capture

The 'why and how' of Macho B's capture

We have been impressed by the passionate public reaction to the recent capture, radio-collaring, and unfortunate death of the jaguar Macho B.

Humans could have left Macho B wild

Macho B crossed borders for more than a dozen years. Despite our best efforts at constructing barriers and disrupting his natural inclinations, the magnificent male jaguar defied our political borders to roam the wilds of Southern Arizona for a good portion of his 15 or 16 years on this planet.
Death won't stop jaguar captures

Death won't stop jaguar captures

Authorities plan to re-evaluate how they capture jaguars in light of this week's death of Macho B, but they won't let that death stop them from trying to capture another of the big cats.

Agencies criticized over jaguar's death

The following letters are in response to the March 3 article "Officials euthanize AZ jaguar; he was ill."
Captured jaguar 1st in US to get collar for tracking

Captured jaguar 1st in US to get collar for tracking

Arizona officials have captured and placed a tracking collar on a wild jaguar for the first time ever in the United States, the state wildlife agency said Thursday.

Jaguar ill before 1st capture

The jaguar that was euthanized Monday due to kidney failure clearly had suffered from the disease before his Feb. 18 capture, but the stress of the trapping probably aggravated Macho B's problems, a veterinarian who treated the cat said Wednesday.

Kidney problems in Tucson jaguar likely preceded capture, doc says

The jaguar that was euthanized Monday due to kidney failure clearly had suffered from the disease before his Feb. 18 capture, but the stress of the capture probably aggravated Macho B’s problems, a veterinarian who treated the cat said today.
Officials euthanize AZ jaguar; he was ill

Officials euthanize AZ jaguar; he was ill

The only jaguar known to still be living in the wild in this country was euthanized late Monday afternoon after being recaptured and found to have advanced kidney failure, state officials said.
Jaguar caught near Tucson euthanized

Jaguar caught near Tucson euthanized

A jaguar collared near Tucson last month was recaptured today and sent to the Phoenix zoo for medical treatment, officials said. It was put down late today, officials say.
Enviros, US at odds over jaguar info

Enviros, US at odds over jaguar info

Beautiful, elusive and secretive, the sleek jaguar has been a ghostlike presence in Arizona, captured only on environmentalists' tracking cameras over the past dozen years.

GPS collar tracking secretive jaguar's movements

Beautiful, elusive and secretive, the sleek jaguar has been a ghostlike presence in Arizona, captured only on environmentalists’ tracking cameras over the past dozen years.

Jaguar's capture hailed as info boon

The capture and collaring of a jaguar for satellite tracking will give authorities the best information they've ever had on how the rare cat behaves in this country, a state official said Friday.

Ons waarom? 'Het groote bezwaar tegen veeteelt in binnenland is aanwezigheid van tijgers' - De Surinamer, 12 juni 1909



De Surinamer, 12 juni 1909

129 Jaar geleden: twee indiaanse kinderen aan Marowijnerivier gedood door jaguar op 28 februari en 5 maart 1885

Het Nieuws van den Dag, 24 april 1885

Een jaguar die in een vrouw veranderde: een Surinaams sprookje

Een sprookje van de Surinaamse indianen over een geheim bewaren


Een jaguar zoekt toenadering tot een goede jager en verandert zich in een mooie vrouw. Ze gaan samenwonen, maar wanneer de man zijn geheim aan zijn moeder vertelt, gaat het mis. Die vertelt het namelijk door wanneer ze dronken wordt gevoerd en de jaguarvrouw verdwijnt voorgoed uit zijn leven.
 
Er was eens een man die uitmuntte in het jagen van bosvarkens. Hoewel zijn vrienden in het bemachtigen van ander wild misschien bekwamer waren dan hij, vond hij in het bemeesteren van piengos zijn gelijken niet. Het lukte hem altijd vijf of zes van deze dieren te doden, terwijl de jaguar, die steeds piengo-troepen achtervolgt, er nooit meer dan een of twee in een keer te pakken kan krijgen.

De jaguar kon niet nalaten van het benijdenswaardige succes goede nota te nemen, en bij de eerste de beste gelegenheid dat onze vriend in het bos verscheen, veranderde hij zich in een vrouw.

Deze vroeg toen aan de gelukkige jager hoe het hem lukte om zoveel bosvarkens te schieten; maar alles wat hij vertellen kon was, dat hij er zich van jongs af aan in geoefend had. Ze antwoordde dat ze graag zijn vrouw zou willen zijn; maar hij, wetende waar ze vandaan gekomen was, was niet erg begerig een beslist antwoord te geven. Zij, van haar kant, hield aan en beduidde hem, dat als ze samen leefden en samen op jacht gingen, ze altijd meer dieren zouden bemachtigen dan wanneer ze er alleen op uit gingen. Eindelijk stemde hij toe.

Lang, heel lang leefden zij gelukkig; want ze was een goede huisvrouw en behalve dat ze uitstekend kon koken en barbakotten, bleek ze ook goed te kunnen jagen. Eens op een dag vroeg ze aan haar man, of hij geen vader of moeder meer had; en toen ze hoorde, dat beiden nog in leven waren, gaf ze hem haar wens te kennen dat hij ze een bezoek zou brengen. "Want," zei ze, "als je zo lang wegblijft, zullen ze denken dat je dood bent." En toen de man antwoordde: "Goed, ik wil graag gaan," vroeg ze of ze hem mocht vergezellen en hem de weg mocht wijzen. Hij moest echter beloven, dat hij niemand zou vertellen wie ze was. Voor ze vertrokken drong ze er op aan, eerst nog voor een paar dagen op jacht te mogen gaan, om een voorraad varkensvlees te kunnen meenemen. Dat deden ze, en toen ze aan de hut van zijn ouders kwamen, werden ze met vreugde ontvangen.

De eerste vraag, die de oude vrouw aan haar zoon deed, was natuurlijk: "Waar heb je die mooie vrouw vandaan gehaald?"

"Ik heb haar in het bos gevonden toen ik op jacht was," antwoordde hij.

Tijdens het verblijf van het paar in de ouderlijke hut ging het paar iedere dag op jacht, en steeds keerde het met zoveel dode varkens terug, dat verwanten en vrienden achterdochtig werden, en zich begonnen af te vragen van welke afkomst de mooie vrouw toch wel zou zijn. Telkens probeerden ze dit te weten te komen, maar de man verraadde het geheim niet.

Zijn moeder echter, die niet ophield met vragen, werd op het laatst zo ongerust, dat hij ten slotte alles eerlijk opbiechtte, waarbij hij haar uitdrukkelijk op het hart drukte dat ze aan niemand iets mocht vertellen, want als ze het toch deed zou zijn vrouw hem onmiddellijk verlaten.

Van dit ogenblik af begonnen echter de onaangenaamheden. Eens op een dag maakte het volk een goede voorraad kassiri, met de bedoeling de oude vrouw dronken te maken, en toen ze in de loop van de avond al aardig beneveld was, vroegen de mensen: "Wie is toch de vrouw van je zoon?"

Maar ze hield haar mond. Het volk ging echter voort haar drank te voeren, totdat ze ten slotte niet meer wetende wat ze zei, het geheim verklapte en zei: "Mijn mooie schoondochter is eigenlijk een jaguar."

Maar nauwelijks had de jonge vrouw de woorden van haar schoonmoeder gehoord, of ze werd zo beschaamd dat ze brommend het bos in vluchtte. Het was de laatste keer dat men haar gezien heeft.

De zoon verweet zijn moeder haar woordbreuk, maar deze verontschuldigde zich door te zeggen: "Ik kon het heus niet helpen; men heeft mij immers dronken gemaakt."

Van dat ogenblik kwam de arme man nooit meer in het bos zonder eerst om zijn vrouw te roepen. Maar nooit kreeg hij antwoord.


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Toelichting
Kassiri is een sterke drank, bereid uit cassavebrood dat gegist is.

Bron
"Westindische sprookjes" uitgegeven door Elmar, Rijswijk, 1994. ISBN: 90389-02719