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May 02, 2013 Letters
Dear Editor,
I write this letter out of very deep concern for our national animal, the Jaguar. Each time I read the newspaper about a Jaguar being killed it worries me. I know that out of concern for the safety of their stock cattle, the men involved are protecting their investment. I don’t blame them, but I suggest that there be a sort of animal unit set up that would try to trap the animal whenever a report is made.
This Jaguar may have strayed off its course. Unfortunately he tasted cattle and fell in love with the taste and probably stayed around because he saw the area as one with a bountiful harvest. One of the men admitted that it would have been difficult to capture the animal alive. This is where expert help was needed to capture the Jaguar and relocate it.
I, like many Guyanese, am in love with our country’s wildlife and believe that their preservation will impact our ecology for years to come. That Jaguar is one less Jaguar to our wildlife population. On our national coat of arms we see not one, but two of them holding up our country’s agricultural produce.
In India, whenever a Jaguar strays off its course, a special wildlife rescue unit would respond by capturing the animal and relocating it. In that country it’s illegal to shoot a Jaguar. The leader of the operation even reminded the villagers that the Jaguar was there before us. He told them that as the human population grows and the forest is cut, the Jaguars are faced with the challenges of space and finding food. Thank God that in Guyana our Jaguars roam free with enough space and food, especially like in Iwokrama.
The Jaguar is our pride and joy. Our largest animal of prey. Let’s do our best to preserve it.
Quado Vancooten
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