A couple of pumas were released in the jungle of Nudo de Paramillo

2024-10-16 03:11:00

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A pair of pumas that were in captivity were released during an operation by the environmental authorities and the Colombian Air Force (FAC) in the Cordoba access to Nudo del Paramillo.

According to the FAC report, released Tuesday, yes two concolor pumas (male and female), commonly known as mountain lionsreleased “in a place with optimal conditions so that they can continue their life cycle and carry out their biological functions”.

“The airlift mission was carried out aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter which departed from Air Combat Command No. 5, located in the municipality of Rionegro, Antioquia, to the municipality of Puerto Libertador in the department of Córdoba, where the cats were collected to transport them to the heart of the Paramillo National Natural Park, an area with forested topography and adverse weather conditions, which is why Detailed planning was necessary, which also included the escort by an AH-60 Arpia aircraft and the accompaniment of the troops of the 11th Brigade belonging to the Seventh Army Division. to guarantee safety on the ground”, continues the Institution.

For the release to be viable, the cats first had to go through a period of rehabilitation at the Wildlife Protection and Evaluation Center of the Regional Autonomous Corporation of the Sinú and San Jorge Valleys (CVS).

Pumas, like other felines such as jaguars and yaguarundí, They are threatened species in Colombia, hence the importance of recovering that couple.

Biologist Rafael Espinosa, from CVS, explained that the process of preparing and transporting the animals lasted three days. “Let’s start with the capture and anesthesia of pumasthen an impression of their rear and front footprints was taken, and a radio transmitter was positioned to follow them via satellite, to know their movements and which areas they frequent”.

He added that pumas use the Paramillo Nude as a strategic route, “they are species that walk too much, they need 55 to 150 kilometers to travel, they will find enough food there.”

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