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Brazil sanctuary fears no 'safe' place for jaguars to 'return' as fires rage
September 14, 2024 | 11:59 PM
As fires continue to ravage the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetland, a rescue center treats a jaguar injured in a fire in 2020. The jaguar, whose paws were badly burned, is now unable to move her claws. The NEX (No Extinction) sanctuary near Brasilia is in a race against time to save the remaining 24 of the 70 jaguars and pumas it originally rescued. With forest fires on the rise in Brazil, the jaguar's veterinarian Thiago Luczinski is concerned about the safety of the animals' habitats. "It's a big problem because this animal is in a safe place today, but it's going back to an area where there's still fire," he explains. AFP
September 14, 2024 | 11:59 PM