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Jaguars wreak havoc at Mainstay, Tapakuma
As the depletion of livestock and animals continue to occur in Lima Sands, Mainstay/Wyakah and Tapakuma areas, residents have now resorted to appeal to the Guyana Defence Force and the police to help them capture
Tiger tracks
the jaguars that prey on the animals.
The people say that the situation has become uncontrollable
Scared residents are being cautious but many wonder at how cautious can they be now that the ‘tigers’ are encroaching into their yards and killing their animals. The fear of children now been attacked has also become a constant worry.
Red Lock resident, Moonwattie Butchoon, has described her situation as frightening. Butchoon who already lost ten of her goats to the ‘tigers’ says she is now feeling defenseless since she, like other vulnerable residents, are not equipped with anything at her defense.
Butchoon who was a licenced firearm holder said the transferral application for the approval of her son is not yet done. As such she is asking the authorities to review that application. A firearm arm is needed at this time, Butchoon argued.
Butchoon said that because of the current dry spell, the jaguars have emerged from Siriki in the Upper Pomeroon River and from the Savannahs in search of food.
Those jaguars, Butchoon said, are moving on to neighbouring Mainstay/Wyakha and also to Tapakuma making the lives of residents in those areas uncomfortable.
Butchoon explained that while the jaguars don’t have any specific time when they would make their emergence, they would however appear anytime, night or day.
A resident of Lima Sands said that one of the jaguars killed her dog. The young lady said the jaguar entered her yard and attacked the animal which was on her back stairs.
Residents living in Mainstay/Wyakah have lost a number of ducks and goats. A group of young men are putting traps in place to catch the jaguars. (Yannason Duncan)
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