of National Park Service (APN) filed a report before a federal judge quantifying the environmental damage Suspected hunting death in Yaguarete Acai. The animal was believed to have been born in the Ibera Wetlands (Corrientes) as part of a reintroduction project and killed in El Impenetrable National Park in the Chaco.
Environmental crime: They killed Acai, a jaguar born in Ibera and reintroduced to El Impenetrable
The national organization said the economic damage caused by the loss of the jaguar, a species designated as a national natural monument and endangered, would be 2,673,280,260 dollars (2,673,000,280,260 pesos).
Damage calculation method
APN National Directorate General for the Conservation of Nature has created this calculation using a specific methodology. This amount is based on the monetary base and is adjusted according to indicators related to:
This method is financial compensation wave give sanctions to criminalswithin the framework of the complaint being processed in the Federal Court of Saenz Peña. APN continues to provide information to the judicial process investigating the loss of the specimens, which were released in early October.
Corrientes: A truck loaded with vegetables overturns in Esquina, neighbors loot all the cargo
APN statement: A painful setback for conservation
APN said in a statement that it deeply regrets the loss of Acai and that this specimen “New hope” Yaguarete’s recovery process. In Argentina, it is estimated that only about 200 people survive.
“His disappearance, which is currently under judicial investigation, is deeply hurting us, but it is also forcing us to reassess the path we have taken. Conservation of biological corridors enable connections between groups, Continuous monitoring and monitoring Freed people, and above all collaborate with local communities “To strengthen coexistence between humans and wild animals,” the organization said.
APN reaffirms its commitment to ecosystem conservation and restoration, saying that while losses are a setback, “It does not invalidate the tremendous learning and dedication behind each sample released.”.
About The Author
