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Dead jaguar at Berbice
…Berbice doctor says he is responsible
The mystery surrounding the circumstances that led to a large jaguar being found dead on the roadway leading to the Berbice River Bridge has been solved.
Doctor Syed Mujahid Ghazi points to his damaged car which he says the Jaguar hit.
Following the publication of a photo of the jaguar on the front page of this newspaper on Wednesday 30th, Dr. Syed Mujahid Ghazi contacted Kaieteur News with information as to how it might have ended up there.
Dr. Ghazi says he believes he may have inadvertently hit and killed the animal on Monday evening.
Dr. Ghazi, who is attached to the Anamayah Memorial Hospital at Corentyne as a specialist in sonology (ultra sound) has been in the country for the past four months.
He is also a philanthropist, humanitarian, human and animal rights activist and journalist.
He is also a member of the Cancer Institute of Guyana and is involved in hosting cancer awareness campaigns in Regions One, Ten and other parts of the country.
He related that he had spent most of Monday visiting with friends in Georgetown and West Demerara.
He said at around 20:15 hrs he was alone in his car heading back to East Berbice and had just crossed the Berbice Bridge, travelling about 50-60 miles per hour when the accident occurred.
The doctor related that he was about a half a mile on the dark access road when he suddenly hit something.
According to Dr. Ghazi, an animal came out of the bushes with lightening speed and crashed into the right side of his car, a Silver Grey Fielder, with registration number PSS 2007 . He bought the car less than a month ago.
Dr. Ghazi said he didn’t know what he had hit, but reckoned that it was a dangerous wild animal and as such was afraid to leave his vehicle to check.
He expressed relief that Kaieteur News had solved the ‘mystery’ for him. In fact, he said he received a message via whatsApp from a friend yesterday morning advising him to check the front page of Kaieteur News which had a picture of the animal he may have hit.
He’s suggesting that the government should fence both sides of the Berbice Bridge access road in order to prevent wild animals from roaming the area and being killed, and more accidents happening.
In the past, farmers in Berbice have shot many of these animals which they said were destroying their livestock.
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