Truce with the big cat
Colombian cattle farmer coexists with jaguars who hunt his livestock, all in the name of conservation
AFP, HATO COROZAL, Colombia
On the plains of eastern Colombia, an age-old conflict between man and beast plays out near-daily. Jaguars attack cattle. Farmers retaliate with shotguns.
But rancher Jorge Barragan has declared a unilateral truce with the carnivorous cats. He has taken a liking to the largest feline of the Americas, and says he does not mind sacrificing a few head of cattle to do his part to conserve the deadly hunters that have captured his imagination.
About ten years ago, Barragan decided to sacrifice part of his family farm, La Aurora, to the savannah that provides shelter and food for jaguars he says are “worth more alive than dead.”
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