Las jaguar Tobuna and Strong died in the last few hours. Tobuna was the pioneer of the initiative to reinsert the species in Iberá. While Mbarete, one of her granddaughters, was one of the first jaguars born in Corrientes following 70 years.
From the organization they added that “although the news associated with the recovery of the jaguar in general is good, today we must inform you of an extremely sad one: the death of the jaguars Tobuna and Mbarete,” the statement began.
“Tobuna and Mbarete were two heroines in the projects of recovery of his species and, although his death shocks us, we continue working so that Chaco and Taragüi can soon roam the Iberá Wetlandswhere other jaguars have been living free for two years,” Rewilding Argentina posted on Twitter.
Tobuna and Strong
Tobuna was born in captivity in Tucumán in 2001 and was later transferred to the Batán Biopark in Mar del Plata, from where it arrived as a donation to the reintroduction project of the species in the Iberá Marshes in 2015.
The foundation also clarified that, because she had been born and raised in captivity, “she might not be released, but she lived a good part of her life among the mountains and pastures of large corrals of the Yaguareté Reintroduction Center located on San Alonso Island, in the heart of Iberá”.
Regarding her offspring, they indicated that “being an already large individual when she arrived at the project, she did not have pups in Iberá, but her daughter Tania did, also donated, therefore, Tobuna is the grandmother and great-grandmother of two generations of jaguars that already they live free in the immensity of the estuaries”, remarked from Rewilding.
For his part, Mbarete “died due to a leg injury, the origin of which might not be determined and which led to an infection that might not be treated because he was in semi-freedom conditions, which made it difficult to capture and treat the wound”, they expressed from the foundation.
From Rewilding they brought peace of mind in relation to the offspring: “The Mbarete, Chaco and Taragüi puppies are in perfect condition: they feed themselves, so they continue in a corral without contact with people.” And they added that in a few months “we will begin to offer them live prey, continuing the usual course of active management actions so that they can be released when they grow up.”
NT / ED
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