Angry villagers kill stalking jaguar

Mar 20, 2012 News

A jaguar that was one of several suspected of terrorizing farmers of Aliki, in the

The jaguar that was killed by residents

Essequibo River, over the past few years was last week killed. It is believed that the wild animal was responsible for the deaths of a number of cows as well as dogs in the area.
After Roy Creighton, 40, a resident, lost his cow two Mondays ago, angry farmers set traps and hid themselves amongst bushes awaiting the predator, the farmer stated.
He recounted that as the jaguar slowly emerged from an area that it frequently prowled, a resident shot him.
“Aliki is a cooperative society. Most people do farming in the area, now because of these jaguars we are scared to go into the farmlands,” Creighton said.
He explained that many farmers have been seeing paw prints in the soil and this scares them away from their farms.
“One time a jaguar jump over a man head to attack the man dog. The only reason the jaguar did not attack the man was because he had an axe in his hands,” the farmer told Kaieteur News.
Residents in the community are terrified of being attacked by the wild creatures, thus, they are spending most of their time indoors. Also, the well-being of children in the area is a matter of concern.
Creighton said that although the jaguar was killed, they are still seeing similar paw prints which clearly indicate that there are more jaguars in the area. Residents are