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| Hoogesteijn, R.; Hoogesteijn, A.L.; Tortato, F.; Payan, E.; Jedrzejewski, W.; Marchini, S.; Valderrama-Vasquez, C.A.; Boede, E.O. | |
| Consideraciones sobre la peligrosidad del jaguar para los humanos: Quien es letal para qui‚n? | |
| 2016 Book Chapter | |
Humans fear large wild cats, this is one of the main obstacles to overcome regarding their conservation efforts. The aim of this chapter is to demonstrate through a summary of experiences including, encounters whilst walking in natural areas and literature and hunting reports, that jaguars do not pose a danger to the physical integrity of humans. From 184 sightings (161 of - RH/FT, and 23 of AH) only one mock attack was experienced, made by a male protecting a female in heat. Experiences indicate that encounters in certain situations require more caution from the human observer: (i) female jaguars with young, (ii) jaguars with freshly killed prey, (iii) jaguar males with females in heat. The use of baits to lure in jaguars for tourism purposes should be avoided at all costs, this practice encourages jaguar habituation that can cause further attacks with the possible lethal outcome for both parts. When engaging in wildlife and / or jaguar observation in the wild, certain behaviors should be maintained, such as not running away and turning the back to the jaguar. A safe distance should always be kept between the observer and the felid and if children are present, they should be protected putting them behind adults. |
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